"Keep the pressure down"
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. This campaign is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March in more than 100 countries on 6 continents.
World Kidney Day is collaborating with World Hypertension Day
The 2009 World Kidney Day campaign highlights the importance of high blood pressure as one of the key symptoms and causes of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Refer to our partnership website for more information www.worldkidneyday.org
Did you know? High blood pressure is present in approximately 80 percent of patients with CKD.
Read more amazing kidney facts
1. High Blood Pressure & Chronic Kidney Disease
2. Why is high blood pressure so important?
3. What can be done to control high blood pressure?
4. Growing prevalence of high blood pressure in populations worldwide
5. Salt intake and High Blood pressure
6. WKD Goals
For more detailed information about the importance of high blood pressure in the management of chronic kidney disease please read the WKD scientific editorial that will be published shortly : "Hypertension and Kidney Disease: a marriage that should be prevented".
Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
CKD is a progressive loss of renal function over a period of months or years through five stages. Each stage is a progression through abnormally low and deteriorating filtration, which is usually determined indirectly by the creatinine level in blood serum.
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Stage
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Description
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Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) ml/min
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At increased risk
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Risk factors for kidney disease (e.g., diabetes, high blood pressure, family history, older age, ethnic group)
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More than 90
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1 *
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Kidney damage (protein in the urine) and normal GFR
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More than 90
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2
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Kidney damage and mild decrease in GFR
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60 to 89
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3
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Moderate decrease in GFR
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30 to 59
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4
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Severe decrease in GFR
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15 to 29
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5**
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Kidney failure (dialysis or kidney transplant needed)
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Less than 15
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* Stage 1 CKD is mildly diminished renal function, with few overt symptoms.
** Stage 5 CKD is a severe illness and requires dialysis or renal transplant).
Stage 5 CKD is also called end-stage renal disease (ESRD), chronic kidney failure (CKF) or chronic renal failure (CRF).
Why World Kidney Day?
We have amazing kidneys
Chronic Kidney Disease
High blood pressure
The importance of screening
Costs of Kidney Disease
Key Facts
Are your kidneys ok? Take the test!
World Kidney Day Event Photos click links here and below
2009 Events - March 14 2009
2008 Events - March 13 2008
2007 Events - March 8 2007 - IFKF Member Posters
2006 Events - March 9 2006 - IFKF Member Posters
Permission to use World Kidney Day 2009 materials is granted to all non-profit organizations related to ISN and IFKF, to non-profit groups conducting awareness campaigns and to medical professionals and establishments. We encourage you to translate these materials into many different languages to reach as many people globally as possible. Profit-making corporate entities may not freely associate to or utilize the World Kidney Day logo and materials without obtaining prior written agreement - email info@worldkidneyday.org
Help us track your media coverage - Catalogue exciting local initiatives around the globe, send the World Kidney Day Project Team your action plans, reports, photos, and any other promotional material and related website links. To facilitate reporting, the event form now allows your organisation to provide details of planned events. You can also modify your event information later online. If you have questions, contact info@worldkidneyday.org On the WKD events page, you are requested to fill out a request form.
World Kidney Day Project Team
Project Manager
Avenue de Tervueren, 300, 1150 Brussels, Belgium
Phone 32 2 789 23 38 Fax 32 2 743 1550
info@worldkidneyday.org * www.worldkidneyday.org
International Federation of Kidney Foundations
Global Headquarters
Teresa Taylor - Executive Assistant
GPO Box 9993, Adelaide SA 5001 Australia
Phone 61 8 8334 7555 Fax 61 8 8334 7540
ifkfglobal@kidney.org.au * www.ifkf.net
WKD Partners - World Kidney Day is made possible in part by:
