World Kidney Day is marked on March 14 every year. The fact states that about 850 million people worldwide suffer from kidney diseases relating to various causes. To help increase the awareness regarding the fatal disease, this day is celebrated.
Reports state that approximately at least 2.4 million deaths are caused by Chronic Kidney disease and it is also the 6th fastest growing cause of death which may change to become the 5th leading cause by 2040. That’s the reason this disease demands urgent addressal and increased awareness. World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness on the importance of Kidney to our overall health. It also aims to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and health issues associated with it worldwide.
This year the theme of World Kidney Day is ‘Kidney health for everyone everywhere’ the theme aims to diminish the disparity in terms of access to kidney health and wellness. It also aims to make society a lot more equal for all the people in the world while highlighting the growing kidney diseases and kidney health inequality. The theme calls for universal health coverage for early treatment and prevention of the fatal disease.
Other than raising the awareness about the kidney diseases, the day also highlights the risk factors for Chronic Kidney Disease especially diabetes, high blood pressure etc. the day encourages people especially with diabetes and hypertension to opt for systematic screening of the chronic kidney disease.
www.worldkidneyday.org suggests that the kidney day observance began from the year 2006 and these are the themes for each year till now:
The ultimate goal of this day to aware people about the fatal disease universally should be kept in mind and the most important aspect of any disease is stress and should be avoided at any cost. The more the world will be aware, the lesser people will be prone to the fatal disease. So this World Kidney Day, preach about kidney health to everyone, everywhere.
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