PREVENTION IS CURE / GOOD RENAL HEALTH FOR ALL

Kidney disease is the third most life threatening after cancer and cardiac ailments. Out of the estimated two million of CKD patients about 22.5% have to receive dialysis. Only 2.5% of the patients get dialysis due to lack of access to dialysis centers and due to economic reasons. CKD needing life long dialysis is expensive and beyond the affordability of majority of patients. BKF is focused on conducting screening for first stage critical kidney disease in schools. BKF started a prevention program for Government high schools & private schools in and around Bangalore. A simple strip test to detect albumin in urine an indication of first stage