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WORLD KIDNEY DAY

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝟿𝚃𝙷 𝙼𝙰𝚁𝙲𝙷


🅃🄷🄴🄼🄴: 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲


The goal of World Kidney Day is to unite kidney disease patients and raise public awareness of the importance of healthy kidneys and their role in maintaining good health. Worldwide, millions of people who have chronic kidney disease do not have access to adequate diagnostic services or treatment options. 

This year's campaign is focused on increasing public awareness of catastrophic events, either man-made or natural, global or local, that affect people living with kidney disease and their access to appropriate diagnostic services, treatment, and care. Due to their ongoing need for continuous comprehensive care, which is frequently lifelong and cost-demanding, people with kidney disease are among the population groups that are most vulnerable in emergencies.

Health advice is widely disseminated as part of the program, and people with comorbid conditions like diabetes and hypertension are screened for chronic kidney disease and kidney failure treatment options are advocated for. It is a call to action for patients, the general public, governments, and stakeholders who are in positions of power to collaborate to raise awareness of the problems encountered by patients with chronic kidney disease and offer solutions. This is done to be ready for unforeseen circumstances and prevent any disruption in the accessibility of diagnosis, therapy, and care.


Photo credit: International Society of Nephrology



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