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| World Kidney Day Celebration |
| 2007-03-03 |
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Globally, more than 500 million individuals, or about one adult in ten in the general population, have some form of chronic kidney disease. Worldwide, over 1.5 million people are currently alive through either dialysis or transplantation. The cumulative global cost for renal replacement therapy is predicted to exceed US$ 1 trillion.
A joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations, World Kidney Day was launched last year and will be celebrated on March 8, 2007.
The purpose of the World Kidney Day is to raise awareness about the importance of our kidneys, as an amazing organ that plays a crucial role in keeping us alive and well, and to spread the message that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable.
The Department of Health has chosen the National Kidney and Transplant Institute as the lead agency in promoting this message. A series of activities are lined-up for this whole day affair, that aims to increase awareness regarding the importance of taking good care of our kidneys and preventing kidney disease. There will be lay fora conducted to various agencies and the promotion of the month-long activities for the upcoming celebration of the National Kidney Month this coming June.
www.worldkidneyday.org
WHY A WORLD KIDNEY DAY?
THE “BIGGER PICTURE”
Chronic, non-communicable diseases (particularly cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease) have now replaced the communicable diseases as the leading threat to public health and health budgets worldwide.
Deaths claimed by infectious diseases will decline by 3% over the next decade. In marked contrast, chronic diseases – that already account for 72% of the total global burden of disease in people over 30 – will increase by 17%. Much of this in developing countries. The cost of treating these chronic diseases, already 80% of many health care budgets, represents a leading threat to public health and healthcare resources worldwide.
The only feasible global response to this pending health and socio-economic crisis is chronic disease prevention.
Excerpt from www.worldkidneyday.org
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