Kidney Disease is common, harmful & treatable

World Kidney Day

Count Down To Next WKD
2011-03-10 00:00:00 GMT+01:00
Thursday 10th March 2011

When?
  • The second Thursday in March every year

Why?

  • To raise awareness of the  importance of healthy kidneys

Who?

  • People with kidney disease
  • Relatives and friends of people  with kidney disease

  • People at risk of kidney disease

  • Healthcare professionals
  • Researchers

  • Health policy makers &   healthcare commissioners
  • Governments

Where?

  • Everywhere!

  • 100 countries celebrated
    World Kidney Day in 2009
  • Local activities are taking place all over the UK

 

LOOK AFTER YOUR KIDNEYS

The 2010 campaign highlighted the importance of controlling Diabetes and blood pressure to maintain healthy kidneys.
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EARLY DETECTION CAN SAVE LIVES            

Are your Kidneys Healthy?
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Kidney disease is often ‘silent’, causing few symptoms, especially in the early stages. If left unchecked the disease can progress or lead to kidney failure. It can severely impact on quality of life and ultimately can cost lives. Very often it comes along with other health threatening conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

If kidney disease is detected early, appropriate treatment can delay or even stop chronic kidney disease. It is easy to detect early signs of kidney problems by using simple tests performed by your GP.


Rediscovering Food & Flavours

The Kidney Care Cookbook
Living well programme from Shire
To download your copy, click here

Download a copy of
Healthy Eating on a Budget


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Our Kidneys are amazing!

Download a concise guide to help you keep your kidneys healthy
Languages available
English Bengali Gujarati  
Hindi Urdu Vietnamese


Download copies of the Healthy Kidneys Flyer

A4 Format   A3 Format

 


The UK Celebration of World Kidney Day is led by the Kidney Alliance – www.kidneyalliance.org