World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed on March 11 every year.
According to Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2015, chronic kidney disease ranks as the eighth leading cause of death in India.
A person can understand his kidney`s health through the regular kidney function test.
Gurugram:World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed on March 11 every year and the aim of this day is to raise awareness of the importance of kidneys to the overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems.
The day is also observed mainly to reduce the frequency of kidney diseases in a high-risk population and also help to retard the progression in patients who already have early kidney disease by timely and appropriate intervention.
Chronic Kidney Patients Should be Careful Amid COVID-19 by Angela Mohan on March 11, 2021 at 5:20 PM
World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed mainly to reduce the frequency of kidney diseases in a high-risk population and also help to retard the progression in patients who already have early kidney disease by timely and appropriate intervention.
However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors have also suggested a need to be extra cautious as the wide range of adverse effects caused by COVID-19 infection is not limited to lungs only.
It can affect the kidneys, brain, liver and can even cause sepsis or disseminated disease in the body.