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From September 10– 16, organizations across Canada come together to shine a spotlight on donors, recipients, and supporters of living donor kidney and liver transplants. Many Canadians are not aware of living donation, which changes the lives for hundreds in people in our communities. Living organ...

From 19 to 25 April, National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week is a time to reflect on the importance of a profoundly human act: giving a part of oneself to offer life. In addition to raising awareness, this week encourages vital conversations and reminds us that behind every donation there...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 1 in 10 Canadians—over 4 million people—yet it remains an unrecognized chronic disease. CKD is a public health crisis, and without urgent intervention, the number of affected Canadians is projected to rise to 6.2 million by 2050. New Deloitte report highlights...

Protecting the long-term health of their heart and kidneys is a major challenge for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Luckily, findings from the SUGARNSALT project demonstrate medications that can help with this. The SUGARNSALT project, co-funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada, is exploring...

Kidney Foundation of Canada funded project in the news. Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital have developed and validated an online calculator that can estimate a person’s risk of developing chronic kidney disease. The method used to develop the tool was published in the Clinical Journal of the...

[Montreal, Quebec] – April 16 – The Kidney Foundation of Canada is excited to announce a new research partnership with the Hyatt Family Foundation to support innovation in kidney care. Each organization has committed $300,000 in matched funds to a combined $600,000 for the creation of a new research...

The Kidney Foundation and its partners develop tool to help people with lived experience reshape their care by being leaders in research and peer review.   Many patients and those connected to chronic illness turn to their doctors for medical advice and care, not knowing that they could potentially...

The Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Connect Peer Support Groups are growing once again. Starting in July, people living with glomerulonephritis or GN will have a chance to connect with others who are affected by GN. Glomerulonephritis, also referred to as GN or nephritis, is a group of diseases that...