WKD News Update
10 April 2009 European Parliament documentary
10 March 2009 Roche e-card
10 March 2009 The US National Kidney Foundation
10 March 2009 Prominent media coverage in France
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“ Join us in celebrating World Kidney Day „
Gustavo Borges
Johnny Depp
James DePreist
Daiane dos Santos
Edward Einhorn
Sertab Erener
“Giba” Godoy Filho
Louis Gossett Jr.
Tom Hanks
Enrique V. Iglesias
Radosław Krzyżowski
Jonah Lomu
Tom Lonergan
Aurelio Miguel
Teun de Nooijer
Paravathy Ommanakuttan
Maria Petrova
“Bernardinho” Rocha de Rezende
Jacques Rogge
Oscar Schmidt
Gloria Maria Matta da Silva
Ron Springs
Fatih Terim
Olga Tokarczuk
Valerie Vili
Everson Walls
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AMAZING KIDNEYS
ARE YOURS HEALTHY?
World Kidney Day was held on 12 March 2009!!
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of our kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. The campaign is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March.
In 2009, the fourth World Kidney Day was another formidable success with 370 different events taking place in 100 countries and territories across 6 continents.
WKD 2010 will be held on Thursday 11 March, we look forward to planning this together!
"Keep the pressure down"
The 2009 campaign have highlighted the importance of high blood pressure as one of the key symptoms and causes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
Indeed every year millions die prematurely of kidney failure or heart attacks and strokes linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD). WKD encourages everyone to learn more about their amazing kidneys and to raise awareness of the fact that that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable
