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11 Oct

Kidney warriors edition 2

Are you a patient? Are you a caregiver? – then , this is a book that will boost your morale. Kidney Warriors, is a compilation of brave and inspiring stories, that opens the door to understanding various facets of kidney diseases – medical, social/familial, psychological and economic.

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11 Oct

Research 3 – Paraquat Poisoning 101 for the Nephrologist

By Nikhil Saxena and Divya Bajpai Paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride) is a highly potent nonselective contact herbicide that is inexpensive and widely used in Southeast Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific (1). Although short-term dermal contact is relatively safe, ingestion has a very high fatality case rate (up to 60%–80%) (2), with a lethal dose as […]

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11 Oct

Research 2 – Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Chronic Kidney Disease – Results from a Matched Case–Control Study from a Rural Population in Shivamogga District in South India

Research 2 – Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Chronic Kidney Disease – Results from a Matched Case–Control Study from a Rural Population in Shivamogga District in South India By Y. J. Anupama, S. K. Kiran1, Shrikanth N. Hegde There is a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the rural agrarian population of South […]

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11 Oct

Research 1 – Barriers to Implementing EnvironmentallySustainable Kidney Care

Research 1 – Barriers to Implementing EnvironmentallySustainable Kidney Care A health system comprises several levels and we stratifiedbarriers by patient level, provider level, and system level(Figure 2). Patient-Level Barriers Poor and inequitable access to health care: All participantsreport the lack of universal health care as the most criticalbarrier to implementing ESKC. Sustainability is not a […]

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11 Oct

ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS

ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS Our team under Harsh Vardhan from Rajasthan is leading us in Organ Donation awareness. The team creates awareness among parents of young kids needing a transplant, which can be easier for them to manage than dialysis. Kids getting treated in JK Lone  hospital, Jaipur were engaged in a colouring competition that was […]

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11 Oct

Thane Health Welfare Circle

Thane Health Welfare Circle A team from Mumbai and Thane began work to form the Thane Circle. ReetuParna, Anant Anekar, Mansi Anekar worked actively to ensure this new association could achieve its goals.MOHAN Foundation’s Jaya Jairam joined hands so more awareness and organ donation programmes could be effectively carried on. Working towards common goals! This  […]

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11 Oct

Kidney Health for Al

Kidney Health for Al Chennai A second CME was held in November 2023 in Chennai to find out how far the prevention measures had progressed. ~Continuing Medical Education (CME) event developed to engage with the Medical Community~ Chennai, November 27, 2023: Kidney Health for All, a CME event was held yesterday to address the topic […]

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11 Oct

Prevention of CKD & Control Non-Communicable Disease

Prevention of CKD & Control Non-Communicable Disease Bangalore With WHO sharing alarming estimates that CKD would be the 5th cause of death among non-communicable diseases by 2040, KWF decided to undertake the challenge of delving deeper into areas of concern. In March 2023, our first CME was held in Bangalore under the aegis of Indian […]

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30 Mar

Preventive Strategies for Chronic Kidney Disease: The Need for Urgent Action

Preventive Strategies for Chronic Kidney Disease: The Need for Urgent Action Introduction The incidence of kidney disease has been steadily rising. According to studies, young people are being affected more than ever, which raises a huge concern among global kidney communities. In our efforts to take corrective steps to check the prevalence of the disease, […]

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25 Feb

Patient Advocacy in Karnataka

Kidney Warriors Foundation wrote to the Central and State Governments on the basis of complaints received from patients that some of the dialysis centres under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) were being run by technicians without the guidance of nephrologists.

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