Health Days 2016

The World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) to raise awareness of kidney diseases and ways of protection. The World Kidney Day was first celebrated in 2006, and from that date on, the world still celebrates this day with a different theme and certain massages every year. The recent statistics say that 14,171 Saudis suffered from renal failure till 2012.

 

The World Kidney Day's theme of 2016 is (Kidney Disease & Children. Act Early to Prevent It!). It is important to make the general public aware of kidney diseases which affect millions of people worldwide, including many children who may be at risk of kidney disease at an early age. It is therefore crucial that we encourage and facilitate education, early detection and a healthy life style in children, starting at birth and continuing through to old age; in order to combat the increase of preventable kidney damage, including acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, and to treat children with inborn and acquired disorders of the kidney.

 

 

 

• Kidney patients and their families.
• People with chronic diseases, such as diabetics and patients with high blood pressure and cardiac patients.
• The elderly.
• Children with kidney diseases.
• The public.
• Health professionals and decision-makers.

• World Kidney Day