March 14, 2013 marks the ‘World Kidney Day’. The theme for this year is “STOP Kidney Attack! Protect your kidneys, find out how”

The Kidney is a very essential body organ because of the numerous roles it plays. Each kidney is roughly the size of a human fist.

The main job of your kidneys is to remove toxins and excess water from our blood. Kidneys also help to control our blood pressure, to produce red blood cells and to keep our bones healthy.

Your kidneys control blood stream levels of many minerals and molecules including sodium and potassium, and help to control blood acidity. Every day your kidneys carefully control the salt and water in your body so that your blood pressure remains the same.

Did you know?
Your Kidneys:
• Make urine
• Remove wastes and extra fluid from your blood
• Control your body's chemical balance
• Help control your blood pressure
• Help keep your bones healthy
• Help you make red blood cells

EARLY DETECTION & SCREENING
Know that kidney diseases are harmful and common but it also treatable. The key to survival is early detection and regular screening.

GET TESTED
Get your blood and urine tested.
Your blood is tested to measure creatinine content and estimate GFR (Glomerular Filter Rate) and your urine is tested to measure creatinine and albumin excretion.

YOU SHOULD BE SCREENED:
- If you have been diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus or Hypertension
- If you are obese
- If you smoke
- If you are 50 years of age and above
- If you have a family history of Kidney Disease, Diabetes Mellitus or Hypertension

Ignorance isn't bliss! Be aware, check your kidneys!!

There would be FREE KIDNEY SCREENING at the Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

How can the kidney be protected?

Good info. Oh my God! 2nd to comment. Hurry!!!!

Also stop injesting harmful toxins like smoke and alchohol into your system.

vb0mb: How can the kidney be protected?

Drink much cranberry juice. Abstain from "C0itus".

vb0mb: How can the kidney be protected?

By locking it with tokoz padlock

Abeg, if I need spare kideney where I fit get am?..

vb0mb: How can the kidney be protected?

u knw it's got the shape of a bean,so eat beans regularly 2 keep it in shape

vb0mb: How can the kidney be protected?

u knw it's got the shape of a bean,so eat beans regularly 2 keep it in shape

::gsmcoder:::


Drink much cranberry juice. Abstain from "C0itus".

Kai!!!

ItsModella: world kidney day
world sleep day
world death day, maybe?

If the world does not have a "Fuc.ki.ng/Se x day", then it's about damn time.

na dis same kidney our frustrated, demental, ignorant 9ja guys dey carry go sell 4 malaysia, dubai, europe and spain becos of quick riches. Finaly, it has now become a curse to be poor in Nigeria. What a wasted generation.

ItsModella: world kidney day
world sleep day
world death day, maybe?

when are we going to have world prik day and world toto days

Plz Don't ask me when I'm getn married, when it's time, my oga at d top will alert me,I can't fix my own date and my oga @d top will say another tin

And I just sold my kidney..*sobbing*

people wey go travel go yankee go sell them kidney and later come back to buy
jeep so people go think say dem don hammer still dey sha

adexsimply: and world FREAKS day 4 ppl lyk u

yes now

IYA NGBALI: yes now

where at freedom park please?

Alcohol and Cigarette?... Thinking seriously.

I know its World Kidney day, but am not allowed 2 comment without permissn from my oga at d top.

IYA NGBALI: when are we going to have world prik day and world toto days

And maybe one day we'll have World Oga@the top day.

I't's world kidney day-Donate your kidney!!!!

I don't want to say anything now and my Oga on top will something different

yorke1: Good info. Oh my God! 2nd to comment. Hurry!!!!

Hurry? Why? What for?

Oda. I protect my kidney with the blood of Jesus.
Any power...

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THANK GOD POOR MAN KIDNEY NO DEY SPOIL

world sleep day!
world heart day!
world malaria day!
now it is world kidney day