World Kidney Day

{{Short description|Kidney focused global health awareness campaign}}

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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.{{cn|date=April 2022}}

World Kidney Day is observed annually on the 2nd Thursday in March.{{Cite web |date=16 February 2022 |title=World Kidney Day |url=https://www.nature.com/collections/jfdigcjiaj |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=www.nature.com}} At the start of this holiday, 66 countries observed this date in 2006. Within two years, this number rose to 88. WKD is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).{{Cite journal |last1=Collins |first1=Allan J. |last2=Couser |first2=William G. |last3=Dirks |first3=John H. |last4=Kopple |first4=Joel D. |last5=Reiser |first5=Thomas |last6=Riella |first6=Miguel C. |last7=Robinson |first7=Sheila |last8=Shah |first8=Sudhir V. |last9=Wilson |first9=Anne |date=2006-03-01 |title=World Kidney Day: An Idea Whose Time Has Come |url=https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(06)00065-5/abstract |journal=American Journal of Kidney Diseases |language=English |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=375–377 |doi=10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.01.003 |pmid=16490614 |issn=0272-6386|url-access=subscription }} This holiday was intended to raise awareness about conditions of the kidney; although many are treatable, they are a secondary medical concern of the greater population.{{cn|date=April 2022}}