Context
World Kidney day is celebrated on the second Thursday of March every year. This year, it is being observed on March 10.
Key-points
- World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys.
- World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.
Theme
- The theme for World Kidney day 2022 is “Kidney Health for All”.
- The 2022 campaign will focus on efforts to increase education and awareness about kidney health and on reducing the stubbornly high CKD knowledge gap at all levels of kidney care.
History
- The observance of this day was started by the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations.
- World Kidney Day was first celebrated in 2006.
- In 2006, the first time World Kidney Day was celebrated by 66 countries and the number increased in two years to 88.
Objectives
- Raise awareness about our “amazing kidneys” Highlight that diabetes and high blood pressure are key risk factors for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).
- Encourage systematic screening of all patients with diabetes and hypertension for CKD.
- Encourage preventive behaviours.
- Educate all medical professionals about their key role in detecting and reducing the risk of CKD, particularly in high-risk populations.
- Stress the important role of local and national health authorities in controlling the CKD epidemic.
- On World Kidney Day all governments are encouraged to take action and invest in further kidney screening.
- Encourage Transplantation as a best-outcome option for kidney failure, and the act of organ donation as a life-saving initiative.
