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1. World Kidney Day-
10th March 2016

2. World Kidney Day, a Joint Initiative of
International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the
International Federation of Kidney Foundations
(IFKF), is celebrated every year on 2nd Thursday in
March

3. Aim of World Kidney day:
To raise awareness about the importance of
Kidneys and how to protect them from getting
diseased

4. Functions of Kidneys
Kidneys play a very important role in maintaining our overall health and perform
various vital functions like:
• Removal of wastes and extra fluid from blood
• Maintenance of blood pressure through secretion of enzyme Renin
• Secretion of hormones like Erythropoietin for production of Red Blood cells
(RBCs), Calcitriol to promote absorption of calcium and phosphate from food
• Maintenance of Calcium levels in bones

5. Some Common Kidney Diseases:
• Renal Stones
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Chronic Kidney disease/ Kidney Failure
• Polycystic Kidney disease
• Pyelonephritis
• Nephrotic syndrome

6. Kidney diseases and their financial implication on economies
of various countries*:
• According to a recent report published by NHS Kidney Care, in England Kidney Disease costs more than
breast, lung, colon and skin cancer combined.
• In Australia, the cost of treating all current and new cases of ESKD to 2020 is estimated at $12 billion. The
annual cost of dialysis per patient per year varies between 50,000 and 80,000 AUD depending on the type of
treatment.
• In the US, treatment of CKD is likely to exceed $48 billion per year, and the ESRD program consumes 6.7% of
the total Medicare budget to care for less than 1% of the covered population.
• In China, the economy will lose US$558 billion over the next decade due to effects on death and disability
attributable to chronic cardiovascular and renal disease.
• In Uruguay, the annual cost of dialysis is close to $ US 23 million, representing 30% of the budget of the
National Resources Fund for specialized therapies.
• In middle-income countries, access to life-saving therapies has progressively increased over the same period
yet renal replacement therapy remains unaffordable for the majority of patients.
* Data courtesy http://www.worldkidneyday.org/faqs/chronic-kidney-disease/

7. Prevention of Kidney Diseases-
Points To Keep In Mind
• Keep your Blood sugar levels in check
• Regularly monitor your Blood pressure
• Maintain a healthy lifestyle
• Exercise regularly
• Do not smoke
• Take adequate fluids
• Avoid painkillers and other over the counter medication

8. World Kidney Day Campaigns
2016
• Kidney Disease & children- Act early to prevent it!- The theme of
World Kidney Day 2016 is to promote awareness about paediatric
kidney diseases- early detection and treatment of kidney diseases in
children
• Move your Feet- The campaign urges people to keep fit and healthy
by maintaining a minimum level of physical activity

9. IndiCure pledges to support the cause of World
Kidney day and educate people in all possible
manners for a better kidney health and thus
better life.