12 march is World Kidney Day 2020

Kidney disease is a non-communicable disease (NCD) and currently affects around 850 million people worldwide. One in ten adults has chronic kidney disease (CKD). The global burden of CKD is increasing, and is projected to become the 5th most common cause of years of life lost globally by 2040. CKD is a major cause of catastrophic health expenditure. The costs of dialysis and transplantation consume 2–3% of the annual healthcare budget in high-income countries. Crucially, kidney disease can be prevented and progression to end-stage kidney disease can be delayed with appropriate access to basic diagnostics and early treatment. This year World Kidney Day continues to raise awareness of the increasing burden of kidney diseases worldwide and to strive for kidney health for everyone, everywhere. Specifically, the 2020 campaign highlights the importance of preventive interventions to avert the onset and progression of kidney disease.

Njurstiftelsen får miljongåva till forskning

Jan Åsberg har till minne av sin fru Sunee, skänkt Stiftelsen för Njursjuka en storslagen gåva på 1 miljon kronor i syfte att öka stiftelsens möjligheter att stödja forskningsprojekt inom området dialysbehandling i hemmet. Stiftelsen vill framföra sitt varmaste tack till Jan för att du hedrar Sunees vilja och på detta sätt underlättar för framtida dialyspatienters möjlighet till bättre och lättare behandling.

Stipendieutdelning 2019

Årets stipendier från Stiftelsen för Njursjuka till tre kvinnliga njurforskare

Stiftelsen för Njursjuka delar årligen ut stipendier till forskare som arbetar med patientnära forskning om njursvikt och njurdonationer. I år går stipendierna till tre kvinnliga forskare som får sammanlagt 400 000 kr till sin forskning.

Årets stipendieutdelning ägde rum onsdagen den 27 november kl 16.30 i Sahlgrenska sjukhusets aula, Göteborg.

Vid stipendieutdelningen berättade docent Per Lindnér, verksamhetschef vid Transplantationscentrum Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, om njurbytesprogrammet. Detta går ut på att en levande njurdonator, vars njure inte passar den anhöriga mottagaren, kan paras ihop med andra donator- och mottagarpar med samma problem. Matchningen sker med hjälp av ett skandinaviskt utbytesprogram. Donatorerna ”byter plats” med varandra i en så kallad korsvis donation.

Kvällens program presenterades av Kattis Ahlström, journalist och TV-personlighet och ambassadör för Stiftelsen för Njursjuka och Paul Frankenius, mannen bakom Stiftelsen, som själv är njurtransplanterad. Medverkarde gjorde också Peter Carstedt, grundare av föreningen MOD, Mer organdonation. Föreningen verkar för att vi ska få fler donatorer, en fråga som är högaktuell även på den politiska dagordningen just nu.

World Kidney Day 14 mars

Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

 Kidney disease: the burden

 850 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE are now estimated to have kidney diseases from various causes. Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) cause at least 2.4 million deaths per year and are now the 6th fastest growing cause of death.

Acute kidney injury (AKI), an important driver of CKD, affects over 13 million people worldwide and 85% of these cases are found in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Around 1.7 people are estimated to die annually because of AKI.

Moreover, CKD and AKI are important contributors to increased morbidity and mortality from other diseases and risk factors including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, as well as infections such as HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and hepatitis. Furthermore, CKD and AKI in children, not only lead to substantial morbidity and mortality during childhood but also result in medical issues beyond childhood.

Challenges to kidney health: disparities & access

Despite the growing burden of kidney diseases worldwide, kidney health disparity and inequity are still widespread. CKD and AKI often arise from the social conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age including poverty, gender discrimination, lack of education, occupational hazards and pollution among others.

Transplantation is considered the most cost-effective treatment of CKD. However, it has high set up costs with regards to infrastructure and requires highly specialized teams, availability of organ donors and cannot be done without dialysis backup. Physical and legal infrastructure requirements and cultural bias against organ donation often present barriers in many countries, making dialysis the default option.

However, while national policies and strategies for non- communicable diseases (NCDs) in general are present in many countries, specific policies directed toward screening, prevention and treatment of kidney diseases are often lacking. More than half (53%) of countries that have an overarching NCD strategy in place have no management guidelines or strategy for improving the care of people with CKD (either specifically or within a broader NCD strategy).

What we call for

This year, World Kidney Day sets out to raise awareness of the high and increasing burden of kidney diseases worldwide and the need for strategies for kidney diseases prevention and management.

Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere calls for universal health coverage (UHC) for prevention and early treatment of kidney disease.

The ultimate goal of a UHC policy is to promote population health by ensuring universal, sustainable and equitable access to essential healthcare of high quality, protecting people from health impoverishment and improving equity in health across socioeconomic groups.

Specifically, WKD calls on everyone to advocate for concrete measures in every country to improve kidney care:

  • Encourage and adopt healthy lifestyles (access to clean water, exercise, healthy diet, tobacco control. Many types of kidney diseases can be prevented, delayed and / or kept under control when appropriate prevention measures are in place.
  • Make screening for kidney diseases a primary healthcare intervention including access to identification tools (e.g. urine and blood tests). Screening of high risk individuals and early diagnosis and treatment is cost effective to prevent or delay end-stage kidney diseases.
  • Ensure kidney patients receive basic health services they need (e.g. blood pressure and cholesterol control, essential medications) to delay disease progression without suffering financial hardship.
  • Call for transparent policies governing equitable and sustainable access to advanced health care services (e.g. dialysis and transplantation) and better financial protection (e.g. subsidies) as more resources become available. Breaking down socioeconomic barriers and expanding access to comprehensive services in order to meet the needs of the population is essential to guarantee equitable kidney care and increase quality.

Join our call for Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere!

[i] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

here is the original website:https://www.worldkidneyday.org/2019-campaign/2019-wkd-theme/

”Det var självklart att ställa upp när Pauls vänner samlade ihop till stiftelsens grundplåt”.

Det började med en toppluva som Lennart Grebelius sålde till Paul Frankenius. Ur de gemensamma affärerna växte snart en stark vänskap mellan två säregna entreprenörer, och när njurstiftelsen grundades var Lennart en av finansiärerna.

Fortsätt läsa ””Det var självklart att ställa upp när Pauls vänner samlade ihop till stiftelsens grundplåt”.”