World Kidney Day 2010

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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CKD & Diabetes
CKD & Hypertension

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
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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