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外展计划

外展计划

新加坡是拥有全球肾衰竭病发率最高的国家之一, 每5小时就有1起新病例。 鉴于我国人口老龄化, 再加上慢性疾病如糖尿病不断上升的趋势, 预计患上肾衰竭的人数还会继续增加。

肾衰竭是不可逆转的, 病人必须终身洗肾, 或是接受肾脏移植才能存活。 为改善此严峻的局面, NKF积极推行各项计划, 全力帮助国人远离肾衰竭。

我们诚邀您参与我们特设的预防教育计划, 一起迈向更健康的生活方式!

团体参观
学校 社群及企业
访客 最少20 -
40名学生
40名学生以上 最少25人
注:若少于最低人数要求, 恕活动
无法进行
活动
健康讲座 40分钟 50分钟 60分钟* (包括问答环节)
肾脏教育中心 30分钟
自行参观
50分钟
自行参观
40分钟导游讲解
问答环节和病人
分享
20分钟 20分钟
时长 90分钟 120分钟 100分钟

肾脏教育中心

肾脏教育中心设有各项多感官展览, 利用触屏感应和动作感应器等装置, 带给您一场与众不同的体验式学习之旅!

肾脏健康教育巴士

NKF 旗下的两辆肾脏健康教育巴士 K-FORCE 和 K-MOVEAT旨在向公众灌输健康饮食和良好生活方式的重要性。

巴士设有互动展览和增强实境 (augmented reality) 设备, 以新奇有趣的方式让公众身临其境, 了解肾脏健康和如何预防肾病。

巴士经过精心设计, 能够让不同年龄段的公众受惠, 欢迎您上车亲身体验!

肾脏健康讲座 (60分钟)

为了提高公众对慢性肾病和预防的意识, 我们提供全面的肾脏健康讲座, 与大家分享如何保护肾脏、肾衰竭的主因以及治疗方式等知识, 还会在讲座中破解肾脏相关的迷思!

互动展位

我们可以依要求在我们所参加活动的展位上设置一台模拟洗肾机,助您更深入了解有关肾脏病人的生活方式和治疗方法。 此外, 展位也会通过各种老少咸宜的游戏和小测验与访客互动, 让公众在玩得尽兴的同时学习新知识。

肾脏健康展览

我们特别制作了一系列的肾脏健康展览,用以提升公众对慢性肾病的认知, 包括其发病率、症状和预防方法。 展览采取图文并茂的方式, 传达肾脏健康的重要性。

我们希望这些资源能帮助到您的学生或社区团体。 若您有兴趣谈论如何加以利用, 请随时与我们联系。

以上活动开放时间
星期一至星期五
上午9点至下午5点
星期六至星期天

上午9点至下午12点

不包括公共假期

要预定上述任何活动, 请点击以下相应的按钮:

如果您有任何问题, 请电邮至 contact_us@nkfs.org 或拨打热线1800-KIDNEYS (5436397)

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FAQ

General Enquiries

As there are limited car park lots available at NKF Centre visitors may need to park at the nearby HDB car parks in the vicinity.

NKF HQ Mondays –Thursdays
Fridays
PH / Weekends
8.30am –6.00pm
8.30am –5.00pm
Closed
Dialysis Centres Mondays –Saturdays
Sundays
PH
7.00am –11.00pm
Closed
7.00am –11.00pm

We are open on most public holidays except for the 1st day of Chinese New Year.

NKF does not provide ad hoc dialysis treatment. Our patients are on long-term dialysis treatment. You may wish to check with private dialysis centres for ad hoc dialysis treatments.

NKF does not have an outpatient clinic and hence, we are unable to arrange an appointment for members of the public. You may wish to contact a hospital of your choice for outpatient service.

Currently, NKF does not provide health report interpretation service. You may consult your General Practitioner who will be able to assist you.

Someone with kidney failure may not experience any signs and symptoms until it is too late. It is best to do a routine health screening to understand your health status better and detect any abnormalities as early as possible so that you can delay and manage the disease progression.

To know about the signs and symptoms please click here to learn more.

Decreased urination Swollen hands and ankles Sleep disturbances
Blood in the urine (tea-coloured or fresh blood) Puffiness around the eyes High blood pressure
Nausea and vomiting Itching Loss of appetite

All dialysis centres operate on 3 dialysis shifts –morning, noon and evening.

Morning Noon Evening
7.00am –12.00pm 12.00pm – 6.00pm 6.00pm –11.00pm
Timing of your dialysis schedule may vary for each dialysis centres.
Schedules
Monday, Wednesday and Friday (1,3,5) OR Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (2,4,6)

Admissions

Our Admissions Counsellor will contact you once your application is finalised. They will be in contact with you soon.

From the day we receive the application form, it will take approximately 3 working days to a week for us to get back to you if you have submitted all completed supporting documents together with your application form to us. Generally, the whole process will take 6 months for the approval.

The overall application review process will take approximately 6 months before the applicant can start the first dialysis treatment. However, if the applicant is able to provide all completed supporting documents and if there is a slot available at the dialysis centre with a right match to the time slot, the waiting time could be shorter.

Currently, we do not have status checking service online. NKF Admissions Counsellor will be in contact with the applicants regarding the status.

You may pick it up from the NKF main office at 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836 or call us at 6506 2187 to have the forms sent to you.

Means Test is used to determine the amount of subsidies each person needing care is eligible for. Persons from lower income households will be granted higher subsidies under the means test framework.

Means Test subsidies calculation is based in accordance to MOH guidelines.

Our NKF Admissions Counsellor in-charge will contact you in regards to your means test status.

The Medical Social Workers at your hospital will be able to advise you on the different type of subsidies based on your financial situation.

Kidney Live Donor Support Fund

For information on kidney donation in Singapore, you may wish to contact the National Organ Transplant Unit at Tel: 6321 4390 or email organ.transplant@notu.com.sg.

NKF’s Kidney Live Donor Support Fund covers annual health screenings and medical follow-ups; one-time reimbursement for loss of 2 months actual income of $8,500, whichever is lower: reimbursement of hospitalisation and surgical insurance premiums (capped at MediShield Life premiums); pre-transplant screening and evaluation costs for up to 2 potential donors per kidney recipient; and insurance coverage for Group Living. Policy based on sum insured of $200,000.

For more information and eligibility, please click here. 

Donation & Volunteering

You can make the donation through different platforms:

  1. For online donation: please visit https://nkfs.org/support-us/donation-programmes/
  2. Or you may like to issue a cheque made payable to “The National Kidney Foundation” or “NKF” and mail it to us at 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836.
  3. Alternatively, you may contact us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) or email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to send you the donation form.
  4. Road Singapore 328836.

Thank you for your generosity. The cheque should be issued to “The National Kidney Foundation” or “NKF”.

Thank you for bequeathing your CPF contributions to NKF. You can fill up the CPF nomination form which can be downloaded from the CPF website. NKF’s UEN is 200104750M.

Thank you for your generosity. You may like to visit the Ministry of Law’s website where you can find a list of lawyers based in Singapore. Please visit https://eservices.mlaw.gov.sg/lsra/search-lawyer-or-law-firm/

Our UEN/ Company Registration No. / GST Registration No. is 200104750M.

Please send us an email at lifedrops@nkfs.org or call us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) and we will assist you accordingly.

You may email your new mailing address to lifedrops@nkfs.org , Please include your full name, contact number, old mailing address and UEN or NRIC/FIN (last 3 digits)

You may email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to get the donation form. Please fill up your new GIRO/credit card number, donation amount and sign the form. Thereafter, post the GIRO form back to NKF for processing.

For credit card, you may wish to scan the form and send it to NKF via either of these options:

Email – lifedrops@nkfs.org

Fax – 6253 0417

Mail – 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836

Please email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org with your full name, UEN/NRIC/FIN and mailing address.

Please email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to have the termination form sent to you. Please fill it up and send it back to us for processing and auditing purposes.

All outright cash donations to NKF are entitled to tax deduction because NKF is a registered charity with an IPC (Institutions of Public Character) status. We are able to issue tax deductible receipts for qualifying donations to our donors.

You are entitled to a tax deduction of 2.5 times the value of your donation in the preceding year.

You may sign up via our website at https://onlinereg.nkfs.org/vms/volunteerapplicationform.aspx.

If you do not have access to the internet, please call us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) to have the application form sent to you. Please fill it up and send it back to us at 81 Kim Keat Road Singapore 328836.

Once we receive your application, our colleague from the Donor and Volunteer Management Department will contact you for a phone interview. After which, you will be invited to attend our volunteer orientation. This is to allow you to have a better understanding of the volunteering activities.

The minimum age is 13 years old. For volunteers who are below the age of 21, you will need to get parental consent. You may download the consent form here.

We strongly encourage our volunteers to commit at least a year so that we can better support our patients. Our programmes and activities are flexible, you can choose your volunteering schedule according to your interest and availability.

You may volunteer with us basing on your availability. We will send a weekly email to our volunteers indicating the up-coming volunteering opportunities. You can then match your availability to the activity schedule.

We have an array of volunteering activities to suit your interest and availability. To learn more about the volunteering activities we offer, please visit https://nkfs.org/support-us/volunteer-programmes/.

Anyone and everyone can join us as a volunteer. All applicants will be required to undergo a mandatory orientation session where you will gain insights into the Foundation’s cause, kidney disease as well as learn more about the volunteering activities we offer. Regular trainings are also conducted for all volunteers so that they can better perform their role.

Most definitely! We welcome schools, companies and community groups to volunteer with us as part of their Values In Action and Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Please get in touch with us on your interest by sending an email to volunteer@nkfs.org.

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Notice

Thank you for visiting our website.

Please be informed that our online donation will be temporarily unavailable on Wednesday, 20th November 2024, from 03:00 AM to 05:00 AM and Wednesday, 18th December 2024, from 03:00 AM to 05:00 AM for maintenance.

If you have any donation inquiries during this time, please feel free to email us at Lifedrops@nkfs.org.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.