. Other goals of the day include the importance of
, as well as encouraging CKD screening of all diabetic and hypertensive patients.
Other objectives of the day include educating medical professionals about their key role in detecting and reducing the risk of CKD, particularly in high-risk populations, urging the local and national health authorities in controlling the CKD epidemic; encouraging transplantation as a best-outcome option for kidney failure; and promoting the act of organ donation as a life-saving initiative.
2022 Campaign
The World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee has declared 2022 to be the year of “Kidney Health for All.” The ongoing CKD knowledge gap exists at all levels of healthcare.
To bridge the knowledge gaps for better kidney care, the 2022 campaign will focus on efforts to increase education about kidney health and on reducing the stubbornly high CKD knowledge gap at all levels of kidney care.
How to Participate?
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Take a picture of yourself from the back or front and use your fists to indicate the location of your kidneys in your body. -
Add a photo frame with different visuals explaining the key roles of your kidneys. -
Share the photo on your social media with the hashtag #ShowYourKidneys. -
Share the knowledge with your social media community. -
Run a mile dedicated to different people who have or had kidney disease.
Amazing Kidney Facts
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A healthy kidney is 4 or 5 inches long, roughly the size of your fist. -
Kidney disease affects an estimated 37 million people in the U.S. (15% of the adult population; more than one in seven adults). -
The key function of kidneys is to remove toxins and excess water from the blood. -
Kidneys also help to control blood pressure, produce red blood cells and keep bones healthy. -
Kidneys do not filter cholesterol. -
Kidney disease causes more deaths than breast cancer or prostate cancer. -
Approximately 90% of those with kidney disease don’t know they have it. -
One in three adults in the U.S. (approximately 80 million) is at risk for kidney disease. -
Kidney disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. -
Approximately one in three adults with diabetes and one in five adults with high blood pressure may have kidney disease.
Celebrate World Kidney Day and Show your Kidneys some love!
References:
- World Kidney Day – (https://www.worldkidneyday.org/)
- National Kidney Month 2022
– (https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/community-health-outreach/national-kidney-month) - World Kidney Day 2022: How to get involved
– (https://www.kidneycareuk.org/news-and-campaigns/news/world-kidney-day-2022/)
Source: Medindia
