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World Kidney Day 2022: Theme, history, significance, everything you should know
World Kidney Day is a global campaign that is celebrated on March 10, 2022, to raise awareness about the importance of kidneys in our bodies. It falls on the second Thursday of March month every year.
The kidney plays a vital role in our body, It helps to remove waste and extra fluids from our body. The acid which is produced by the cells of our body is removed by them to maintain a healthy balance of salts, water, and minerals such as calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and sodium inside our blood vessels. If the kidney does not function properly, then it can cause severe health issues.
World Kidney Day is a global campaign that is celebrated on March 10, 2022, to raise awareness about the importance of kidneys in our bodies. It falls on the second Thursday of March month every year.
Here we are telling you the history, significance, and theme of this day.
What is the theme of World Kidney Day 2022?
World Kidney Day 2022 revolves around the theme of Kidney Health for All – Bridge the knowledge gap to better kidney care.
What is the history behind World Kidney Day?
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This day was first observed in 2006 for the first time. It aims to raise awareness among people of kidney-related problems. Most diabetic patients suffer from kidney problems that can prove fatal also. This day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).
Why World Kidney Day is celebrated?
World Kidney Day 2022 is celebrated due to the following objectives which are as follows:
- To highlight that diabetes and high blodd pressure are resposnible fo r chronic kidney diseases.
- To educate all medical professionals about the essential role in detecting and reucing risk of Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD).
- To encourage people about transplantation as a best option for kisney failure.
- To stress people about the important role pf local health bodies in controlling CKD Health issue.
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The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a rise in the hospitalization and mortality.
India saw a single-day rise of 313 new Covid cases, while the active caseload has declined to 2,041, the health ministry said on Saturday. Three deaths: two from Karnataka and one from Maharashtra were reported in the last 24 hours.
According to the ministry website, the number of active cases in the country stood at 2,331 on Friday. The number of cases of Covid had dropped to double digits till December 5, but it began to start increasing after the emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.
According to reports after December 5, the highest single day rise of 841new cases was reported on December 31, 2023, which is 0.2% of the peak cases reported in May 2021. Of the total active cases, a large majority of these (around 92%) are recovering under home isolation.
The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a rise in the hospitalization and mortality. India has witnessed three waves of Covid in the past with its peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the delta wave in April June 2021.
At its peak, 414,188 new cases and 3915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021. Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have have been 4.5 crore people who have got infected and this has resulted in the death of 5.3 lakh persons in a total time span of four years.
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India recorded 605 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases have increased to 4002, while India’s overall COVID case tally stands at over 4.5 crore (4,50,18,792). The death toll was recorded at 5,33,396 with four new deaths – two from Kerala and one each in Karnataka and Tripura – reported in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8am stated.
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