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[2] [3] The World Health Organization has reported that "kidney diseases have risen from the world’s nineteenth leading cause of death to the ninth, with the number of deaths increasing by 95% between 2000 and 2021." [4] In the United States, prevalence has risen from about one in eight in 2007, [5] to one in seven in 2021. [6]
In 2005, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), about 58 million people died. [1] In 2010, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation , 52.8 million people died. [ 2 ]
The National Kidney Foundation is a national organization representing people with chronic kidney diseases and professionals who treat kidney diseases. The American Kidney Fund is a national nonprofit organization providing treatment-related financial assistance to one of every five people undergoing dialysis each year.
Nephrology (from Ancient Greek nephros 'kidney' and -logy 'the study of') is a specialty for both adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (renal physiology) and kidney disease (renal pathophysiology), the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal ...
Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. [2]
The Golden Book of World Records title, as awarded to the Kidney Education Foundation on 8 March 2017. The Asia Book of Records title, as awarded to the Kidney Education Foundation on 15 March 2017. The organization has been founded by an Indian nephrologist, Dr Sanjay Pandya, [ 2 ] in 2010 to create awareness about kidney disease prevention ...
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. [citation needed] World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March. [1]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health. [2] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices [3] and 150 field offices worldwide. Only sovereign states are eligible to join, and it is the largest intergovernmental health organization at the ...