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Hello,

I am new to this site. I am a patient since november 2006. I suffer from Lupus which I didnt know I had until it attacked my kidneys.Been on dialysis almost 5 years. My father was suppose to donate his kidney to me but unfurtonately they found protein in his urine, so the transplant fell through. I  have been on rituxan for about 9 months and now waiting for labs next week to see if lupus is on remission frrom the infusion back in october. the infusion lasts about 6-7 mths so i…

Scientists uncover gene behind kidney disease risk

An international team of scientists has identified a mutation associated with a major indicator of chronic kidney disease, namely high levels of albumin protein in the urine. The discovery could lead to new ways of…

WE ARE DOING FREE KIDNEY DISEASE DETECTION CAMP ON 10TH MARCH 2011. DISTRIBUTION OF PATIENT INFORMATION BOOKLTES, AWARENESS THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER ARE THE ACTIVITIES FOR TODAYS WKD.

DR.KAILASH S. SHEWALE,MD,DNB.

CONSULTANT NEPHROLOGIST

MAGNUM HEART INSTITUTE

NASHIK

MAHARASHTRA,INDIA.

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Dear Georgi,



I am contacting you with regard to the upcoming World Kidney Day celebrations on March 10. As you know we maintain a record on the WKD website www.worldkidneyday.org of all activities that take place around the world on WKD to facilitate sharing of experiences among the hundreds of groups that now participate in this important event.…

Wow! What a day!

I was talking to the site manager of the hospital where I am having my awareness stand about tables and display board only to be told that their display boards had been stolen!!!

I couldn't believe it who would steal from a hospital??

Anyway this left me with a problem where could I get display boards??

Most of the ones used these days are fixed and cannot be moved so after a bit of digging around I found out that there may one in the hospital…

Got our T-shirts for World Kidney Day to-night

They look great

Got our posters too things are really coming together an getting excited about doing this awareness stand have roped in my children to help

was thinking about handing out sweets along with other feebies like pens etc to draw people to the stand

the kids are coming with me to the open night in the renal unit too

it will give them the chance to see what I go through 4 days a week

It's going…

It's been hectic getting everything organised for World Kidney Day

Getting t-shirts printed and posters sorted

Firstly we had to decide what it was that we were going to do

As we are a new group we decided that getting the word out was important

Not many people would have heard of World Kidney Day as where I live Renal issues are not well advertised something we as a support group have done a lot to change with various fund raising events and we have also had a…

Stabilitu vnútorného prostredia a cirkulácie zabezpečujú významnou mierou obličky. Ako párový orgán majú výsostné postavenie v udržiavaní normálneho krvného tlaku. Štatistiky sú neúprosné. Predpokladá sa, že takmer miliarda ľudí vo svete má hypertenziu a jeden z 10 dospelých má nejakú formu poškodenia obličiek. Súvislosť nie celkom náhodná. Normálny tlak krvi /TK/ a zdravie obličiek sa stávajú elementárnou potrebou pre udržanie zdravia človeka. Hypertenzia sa preto stala v roku 2009 témou…

Keeping in mind the ``world Kidney day '' on 10th march 2011, as well as to meet the challenges of growing kidney diseases KAMPS ( Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society) is going to arrange a free
medical camp at Sariatpur District, of Bangladesh on 14th January, 2011. The
Camp essentially focus on the general awareness among the local people as well
as it will arrange free investigation, eg. Blood for sugar, Creatinine
etc.

We received a lot of encouraging positive responses from Portsudan where the kidney day was held. The society will continue to have the kidney day in different cities in Sudan to raise the awareness and help in the prevention measures all over…

Check out his speech and WKD celebrations in Kenya here

This thursday, the final in the screening series of WKD 2010 shall take place this thursday, 25th March at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Ogun State, Nigeria.

On March 11th, screening took place in 18 out of 20 general hospitals in the state (18 different local government areas), as well as the Teaching Hospital, Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta and the Health Center, UNAAB, Abeokuta.

Screening actvities were coordinated by the WDF sponsored SIDCAIN…