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img1With more than 500 events in 157 countries, 80,000 website visits from 190 countries, 46 scientific journal editorials, a successful World Kidney Day Video on YouTube and a very active following on Facebook and Twitter, World Kidney Day 2013 proved to be a tremendous success.

The next World Kidney Day will be held on Thursday 13 March 2014 and will focus on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and aging. About 1 in 10 people have some degree of CKD. It can develop at any age and various conditions can lead to CKD. It however becomes more common with increasing age. After the age of 40, kidney filtration begins to fall by approximately 1% per year. On top of the natural aging of the kidneys, many conditions that damage the kidneys are more common in older people including diabetes and high blood pressure.

It is estimated that around one in five men and one in four women between the ages of 65 and 74, and half of people aged 75 or more have CKD. In short, the older you get the more likely you are to have some degree of kidney disease. This is important because CKD increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, and in some cases can progress to kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplantation. Regardless of your age, simple treatments can slow the progression of kidney disease, prevent complications and improve quality of life.

More than ever, World Kidney Day is calling on everybody to care for their kidneys and check if they are at risk for kidney disease. Prevention and early detection are crucial.  To become part of the WKD 2014 team, please answer WKD's survey here, and  contact the World Kidney Day Team at [email protected]

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