Thursday, March 11 is World Kidney Day, a day to support those with chronic kidney disease

• Author: Dan Verbin
• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Date: 11 March 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

By promoting a global awareness campaign centered on the importance of kidneys and how to keep your kidneys healthy, the special day emphasizes how everyone can live a lifestyle that is best for kidney health, even if living with the impact of kidney disease. The theme for 2021 is "Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere – Living Well with Kidney Disease."

World Kidney Day "aims to increase education and awareness about effective symptom management and patient empowerment, with the ultimate goal of encouraging the meaningful participation in every-day life of people living with kidney disease" and to empower patients and their family members in their care and in all aspects of the disease.

The International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance, which founded the day, stresses that a disease-centric...