10

MARCH
2016

KIDNEY
DISEASE
& CHILDREN
ACT EARLY
TO PREVENT IT!
©World Kidney Day 2006-2016

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 Kidney Disease
10 March 2016 & Children
Act Early to Prevent it!
The theme of the 2016 World
Kidney Day Campaign is:

o rld Kidney Kidney Disease & Children:

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Act early to prevent it!

D The World Kidney Day Team

World Kidney Day is a global passionately believes it is
ay
awareness campaign aimed at important we make the general
raising awareness of the importance public aware of kidney diseases
of our kidneys. which affect millions of people
worldwide, including many
World Kidney Day comes back
every year. All across the globe
children who may be at risk of
many hundred events take place kidney disease at an early
from public screenings in Paraguay age. It is therefore crucial
to Zumba marathons in Malaysia. that we encourage and
We do it all to create awareness. facilitate education, early
Awareness about preventive detection and a healthy life
behaviors, awareness about risk style in children, starting at
factors, and awareness about how birth and continuing through to
to live with kidney disease. We do
old age, to combat the increase
this because we want kidney health
for all.
of preventable kidney damage
including acute kidney injury and
chronic kidney disease and to treat
children with inborn and acquired
disorders of the kidney.

So, in our 11th campaign year,

let’s join forces once again to build
future healthier generations!

www.worldkidneyday.org