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SEHA Kidney Care
re-emphasizes the importance
of kidney care
(Abu
Dhabi, UAE) -
SEHA Kidney Care (SKC), a
facility that falls under
Abu Dhabi Health Services
Company, (SEHA), the UAE’s
largest healthcare network,
recently organized a series
of virtual activities,
events and lectures in
efforts to raise awareness
about the effective
management of symptoms of
kidney disease. The events
were held in accordance with
World Kidney Day, which is
celebrated annually on March
11. This year’s theme was
‘Living Well with Kidney
Disease.’
Dr. Stephen
Holt, Professor Director and
Chief Executive Officer,
SEHA Kidney Care, said:
“World Kidney Day is the
perfect opportunity to
remind ourselves how
important it is to take care
of our kidneys, staying away
from things that might harm
this very important organ,
and avoiding things that may
potentially lead to kidney
problems.”
SKC
provides world class
healthcare to kidney
patients, keeping the
patient at the core of all
initiatives and activities.
SKC is equipped with medical
and technical expertise,
internationally accredited
teams, and the latest in
advanced technologies, all
of which contribute to
achieving our mission of
improving the overall
patient experience and
aiming to provide
best-in-class care to meet
the community’s need.
“We are hoping to raise
awareness about the risks
associated with kidney
disease, how to ensure an
early diagnosis and the
different treatment
approaches available. We
continue to invest in
research and development,
teams, and resources with
the objective of providing
excellent healthcare to Abu
Dhabi’s people,” added Dr.
Holt.
“Among the most
prominent community-wide
initiatives organized by SKC
was the Walking Challenge,
which encourages members of
society to walk an average
of 10,000 steps every day –
an important precautionary
measure to avoiding kidney
disease and an integral part
of leading a healthy
lifestyle.
SKC will
also soon launch its new
website, which includes a
comprehensive bank of
information about kidneys
and how to protect them for
the wider community, and
specialized content to help
those with kidney disease to
manage their treatment
journey. In addition, SKC
partnered with Kidney
Education Foundation to
introduce an awareness
booklet, titled ‘Save Your
Kidney’ and available in 37
languages, with extensive
information about kidneys
with tips on how to take
care of them and it’s
distributed free to our
visitors.
In
collaboration with the
Emirates News Agency (WAM),
SKC also presented two
awareness lectures. The
first lecture focused on
healthy nutrition and was
presented by nutritionist
Khawla Al Suwaidi on the
importance of adopting a
healthy lifestyle in order
to preserve the kidneys. Her
key pieces of advice to
listeners was to monitor
food schedules ensuring
nutritious meals, sleep
adequately, and exercise
sufficiently to keep the
body protected from
diseases.
The second
lecture revolved around
kidney failure and its
prevention and was presented
by Dr. Ayman Kamal Al
Madani. Dr. Madani stated
that kidney failure has
become more prominent
recently. Throughout the
lecture, Dr. Madani stressed
the importance of early
diagnosis, to ensure
treatment can be started
before kidney function
worsens.
Among the
most prominent causes of
kidney failure are diabetes,
high blood pressure, the
presence of kidney stones,
exposure to carcinomas which
affect the urinary bladder,
and taking certain
medications that affect the
kidney function,” said Dr.
Madani.
The lecturer
also referred to the
symptoms of kidney failure,
stating them as abnormal
vomiting and nausea,
inability to eat and loss of
appetite, general feelings
of weakness and fatigue,
severe muscle contraction,
decreased urine output,
irregular sleep patterns,
and itching.
Earlier
this month, SKC organized a
webinar on “Paired Kidney
Donation from Theory to
Implementation: Local,
Regional and International
Perspectives,” where world
renowned speakers from Saudi
Arabia, Oman, UAE, USA, and
India presented a broad
range of lectures, sharing
knowledge, expertise,
experiences, and best
practice to address
innovative solutions to
increase kidney transplants
for kidney failure patients.
The webinar was attended by
over 1,800 participants from
more than 32 countries.
SKC provides healthcare
services to over
1,200 dialysis patients and
completed nearly 180,000
dialysis sessions last year.
Recently,
SEHA and MAAN, the authority
of social contribution,
announced their mission to
fund raise AED 5 million
with the support of
corporations and the public
to support kidney disease
and transplantation
services.
During the
COVID-19 pandemic, SKC
continues to ensure the
safety of patients and its
medical teams who must be
physically present for
kidney dialysis. Patients
with kidney disease have
been offered vaccination and
those who have been affected
have benefitted from special
isolation facilities to
allow them to recover at
home whilst continuing their
treatment. In addition, more
than 97% of SKC’s staff have
been vaccinated.
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