World Kidney Day

Thursday 13 March 2025

Isn’t kidney disease just caused by lifestyle choices?

Kidney disease doesn’t affect many people, does it?

Transplants are a cure for kidney disease, right?

#DontKidYourself

If, like us, you’re fed up with people not taking kidney disease seriously enough, then join the World Kidney Day 2025 #DontKidYourself campaign. On Thursday 13 March you can help us bust these myths and share the true facts.

Kidney disease is not a disease that affects only a handful of people. Over SEVEN million people have it in the UK. Maybe that’s your neighbour. Your parent. Your work colleague. Your child. Or even you.

Millions of people suffer in silence, facing poor physical and mental health, isolation, stigma, financial hardship, and poor employment opportunities. Meanwhile, research remains critically underfunded and lags behind other major health conditions. This needs to change.

How can you help?

Share our social posts on Facebook, X and Instagram
Share our symptom checklist with anyone you think might be at risk of kidney disease
Visit our Get Involved page to download social posts, virtual backgrounds, colouring-in sheets and more
Download our template to share your story with your local paper or radio station
Host an event – find resources here to print out
Use our photo editor to create a personalised image to share along with your myth-busting story
Read our patient stories about Simon, Sanjay, Lindsey and Duncan, and share them

Thank you for your support. Together we can bust those myths and get the truth out there!

What is World Kidney Day?

World Kidney Day is an annual campaign to help raise awareness of kidneys and show the impact when they don’t work properly. It also aims to educate people on what kidneys do, the symptoms of kidney disease and how to improve your kidney health.