Tag CKD

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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31 Jul

Patient Advocacy: Organ Donation Laws, possible changes.

In our endeavour to address long waiting lists, and get more patients on dialysis to achieve their transplant goals, we undertook a close study of the existing transplant laws. It […]

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31 Jul

Front of Package Warning labels

A Position Statement of Indian Organisations Protecting Public Health With India facing a public health crisis as a result of rising obesity, diabetes, cancers, hypertension, cardiac diseases, renal disease and […]

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30 Dec

YOGA CLASSES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING OF KIDNEY WARRIORS

Online Yoga classes conducted by our caregiver member Saurabh Agrawal For people with CKD, physical activity is imperative in order to overcome the manifold side effects of dialysis and medications. […]

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22 Nov

“THE WARRIORS JOURNAL” – EP4 Post Transplant Care & TAC Levels WITH DR. VIJAY KHER

Post Transplant Care & Relevance of Tac levels Patients have many doubts regarding post-transplant care, especially with regard to ‘tac level’, a concept encountered during post-transplant follow-up. KWF organized a […]

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22 Nov

Nutritional Secrets Diet Video Series: Carbohydrates and Proteins – Macronutrients

Carbohydrates and Proteins – Macronutrients by Shalini Arvind, Clinical Dietician, Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru In this video, Ms. Shalini describes the complementary role of carbohydrates and proteins, the foods that constitute […]

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22 Nov

Introducing the Nutritional Secrets Diet Videos

KWF launches a series of videos focusing on Diet Management in CKD. KWF felt the pressing need to disseminate the information in our book Nutritional Secrets among a wider audience, […]

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7 Nov

“The Warriors Journal” – EP7 Genetic Kidney Diseases With Dr. Sree Bhushan Raju

Genetic Kidney Diseases: Early signs and tests Genetic diseases can affect many members of a family over generations. Learning to catch early signs of the disease can enable effective treatment, […]

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6 Nov

“The Warriors Journal” – EP6 KIDNEY BIOPSY WITH DR. NARAYAN PRASAD

Understanding Biopsy in-and-out An interesting webinar on the diagnostic procedure known as biopsy was held on September 9, 2020. The guest speaker for the event was Dr. Narayan Prasad, Professor, […]

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24 Oct

KWF’s exclusive mini-series with patients’ talks

Kidney warriors speak about their life experiences with CKD Patients with CKD, undergoing dialysis, or post-transplant, have to deal with various issues and complications related to disease management. While health […]

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