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Comment by Zach Brooks on September 1, 2009 at 3:46pm

http://www.worldkidneyday.org/

Comment by Zach Brooks on September 1, 2009 at 3:46pm

Last year I worked with a group to get the Los Angeles City Council to proclaim last year, World Kidney Day. Marie-Agnes is right. World Kidney Day is an important event. Try to volunteer in your area. As a group. we only a few of these events annually to truly make an impact on how people see other people with kidney disease and transplantation issues.

Comment by Marie-Agnes Cederborg on September 1, 2009 at 9:20am

Too many people ignore the close inter-relation between kidney diseases and diabetes or hypertension. Worldwide, 246 million people suffer from diabetes and the figure is expected to reach 380 million by 2025. Diabetic nephropathy affects a third of people suffering from diabetes. Sadly, less than half people diagnosed with diabetes undergo a screening test.
Next Word Kidney Day will be held on Thursday 11 March 2010 and will focus on Diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure.

World Kidney Day offers a crucial, visible opportunity to inform and educate health policy-makers, people who are at highest risk of CKD, and the general public that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable.

Join our World Kidney Day 2010 group and come to exchange your experience and ideas that could be proposed to World Kidney Day organisers over the world.

The success of World Kidney Day across the world is only possible because of each of you!

Comment by Karen Weddick on April 7, 2009 at 6:08pm

Comment by Karen Weddick on March 12, 2009 at 12:23am

I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful World Kidney day!

Comment by TransplantCafe.com on January 17, 2009 at 3:52pm

The news feeds were slowing down the home page, so I thought creating a news group with all the videos and feeds would be best. Now you have a comment wall to comment on the latest news and a forum where special news can be discussed!