Very sorry however due to increased activity in our hospitals Donate Life Organ and Tissue Donation Blog missed this one. March 11th was World Kidney Day.
World Kidney day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), and whose message is relevant year long.
Mission statement:
The mission of World Kidney Day is to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.
Our objectives are the following:
- Raise awareness about our "amazing kidneys"
- Highlight that diabetes and high blood pressure are key risk factors for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Encourage systematic screening of all patients with diabetes and hypertension for CKD
- Encourage preventive behaviors
- Educate all medical professionals about their key role in detecting and reducing the risk of CKD, particularly in high risk populations.
- Stress the important role of local and national health authorities in controlling the CKD epidemic. Health authorities worldwide will have to deal with high and escalating costs if no action is taken to treat the growing number of people with CKD. On World Kidney Day all governments are encouraged to take action and invest in further kidney screening
If detected early, Chronic Kidney Diseases can be treated--thereby reducing other complications and dramatically reduce the growing burden of deaths and disability from chronic renal and cardiovascular disease worldwide.
To learn more about Kidney Disease please visit the National Kidney Foundation
2 COMMENTS:
Thank you for recognizing World Kidney Day1 I'm the mom of a kidney recipient. Our newly adopted kidney is just 8 weeks old now. :) My son is doing well. He is 20 months old. Thanks again for the recognition!
Karen
Thank you for sharing your story; we are extremely happy that your son is doing well.
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