Celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March, World Kidney Day (WKD) is the global campaign that aims at increasing awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our health and of reducing the impact of kidney disease and its associated problems worldwide. The WKD campaign is only possible thanks to the support of our global supporters:
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Baxter International Inc. develops, manufactures and markets products that save and sustain the lives of people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions.
As a global, diversified healthcare company, Baxter International Inc. applies a unique combination of expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide.
www.baxter.com
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, inflammation, autoimmune, oncology, infection and neuroscience diseases. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
www.astrazeneca.com/
The mission of Danone Research is to bring health through food to the greatest number of people. With 150 manufacturing sites and over 75,000 employees, Danone is a health food leader. The waters division of the Danone Group encompasses several well known international brands including Evian, Volvic, Badoit and Bonafont, as well as leading national brands such as Aqua (Indonesia), Villavicencio, Villa del Sur (Argentina), Zywiec Zdroj (Poland), Hayat (Turkey), Fontvella, Lanjaron (Spain), Salus (Uruguay), Robust, Health (China) and Salvetat (France). Danone is committed to promoting healthy hydration. Our aim is to encourage scientific advances in hydration studies, and ensure the diffusion and application of this information through our the Hydration for Health Initiative.
www.danone.com
Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s largest provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases of which around 3.4 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment. Through its network of 3,928 dialysis clinics, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatments for 333,331 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the leading provider of dialysis products such as dialysis machines or dialyzers. Along with the core business, the company focuses on expanding the range of related medical services in the field of Care Coordination. Fresenius Medical Care is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME) and on the New York Stock Exchange (FMS).
www.freseniusmedicalcare.com
We have a large awareness campaign to run to promote preventive behaviors, encourage early screening of people with diabetes and hypertension, and stimulate positive thinking about organ donation and transplantation. We need the means to do so and you can help!
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To become a World Kidney Day supporter, please contact:
Susan de Bièvre, Business Development Director
Email: sdebievre@theisn.org
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness about the importance of our kidneys. WKD is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations(IFKF) who, together, generate WKD campaign content, educational material and activities. The annual campaign is overseen by the WKD Steering Committee composed of nephrology and transplantation experts who live and work in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America and North America. Financial support is solicited with the sole purpose of carrying out the campaign’s core activities and achieving campaign objectives. Our supporters provide financial support to carry out our activities, help us disseminate our message and strengthen our efforts, which WKD is very grateful for. However, supporters do not take part in any of the decision making and do not influence any of the content or messages disseminated by WKD.
