Singapore has the fifth highest incidence of kidney failure in the world with about 20.1% Singaporeans suffering from hypertension and 8.2% from diabetes.

NEWS FLASH

NKF CONNECT June - August 2010

暖流 June - August 2010

The NKF is a charitable organisation that provides dialysis treatment and rehabilitative care to kidney failure patients at affordable, subsidised rates. Our philosophy is to care for our patients holistically, aiming to help patients maintain a reasonable quality of life. The NKF also provides health-screening and public education services to raise the community’s awareness on the importance of renal disease prevention.

OUR DIALYSIS PROGRAMME

NKF helps kidney patients through the following four main programmes:

NKF’s haemodialysis programme at its 24 dialysis centres
Helping beneficiaries on peritoneal dialysis at home
Helping children with kidney failure through Children’s Kidney Centre
Helping beneficiaries dialyse at private centres through portable funding

NKF 40TH ANNIVERSARY

NKF had our 40th Anniversary Celebrations on 7 April 2009.
Click here to view our 40th Anniversary booklet and celebrations photos.

DENDROBIUM NKF SINGAPORE

As a gift to the Foundation in celebration of its 40th Anniversary, the employees of the NKF purchased the naming rights of “NKF Singapore”, a unique orchid hybrid created by a well known local orchid breeder. This gift is a manifestation of the NKF staff's belief and faith in the new NKF.

NKF Kidney Health Week

NKF’s inaugural public awareness event, NKF Kidney Health Week was a great success. Held at Bishan Junction 8 Atrium from 5-11 July 2010, the event helped raise awareness of kidney diseases in the community and encouraged a healthier lifestyle.

CIRCLE OF HEARTS

NKF Circle of Hearts, launched on June 26, 2007, is the first volunteer programme of the new NKF. It is one of its initiatives to inspire kidney patients to rise above their adversities so that they can lead a reasonable quality of life. By including various volunteering activities as part of the patients’ healing process, the new NKF hopes to help them cope better with their long-term illness.