World Kidney Day, commemorated annually on the second Thursday of March, this year falling on March 14, highlights the theme “Kidney Health for All; Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice.”
End-stage kidney failure necessitates treatment options such as dialysis or a kidney transplant, as there is no cure.
Despite offering a better quality of life, kidney transplants require lifelong immune suppressant medication, which can lead to side-effects like an increased risk of skin cancer and eventual organ damage. The average lifespan of a transplanted kidney is approximately ten years, though some patients have maintained theirs for over two decades.
