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My reasons for participating in and fundraising for the Kidney Walk are deeply personal. Not only am I a dialysis patient – I am also a dialysis nurse. I’ve seen firsthand how kidney disease can affect a family. My brother Eric and I both have Alport Syndrome, which primarily affects the kidneys....

High blood pressure (also called hypertension) may cause chronic kidney disease. The reverse is also true: chronic kidney disease frequently causes high blood pressure. High blood pressure damages the small blood vessels that deliver blood to the kidneys’ filters. Long-standing, untreated high blood...

In a landmark moment for global health, the World Health Assembly (WHA78) has adopted its first ever resolution focused exclusively on kidney health. The resolution, titled “Reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through the promotion of kidney health and strengthening prevention and...

2023 - 2025 $120,000 Transplantation, Patient Care Individualizing Pediatric Kidney Transplant Education with HELP (the Health Education and Learning Platform) Institution: The University of Saskatchewan Years: 2023 - 2025 Topic(s): Transplantation, Patient Care Lay Abstract Kidney transplant is...

Thousands of Canadians are currently waiting for a life-saving transplant, and your action today could help change this reality. Quick links to some of our most popular topics: Peer Support | Programs & Services | Kidney Health Resources | Risk Assessment Tool Kidney Walks happen across the...

The HUG program reduces the financial pressures experienced by home dialysis patients by reimbursing them for the extra utility costs—such as increased power and water bills—that come with dialyzing at home. Each recipient of the HUG Program will receive $1,300 annually, distributed in quarterly...

The Home Hemodialysis Utility Grant (HUG) Program is a program funded by the Alberta Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services and administered by The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Northern Alberta & The Territories and Southern Alberta Branches. The program reimburses patients for the...