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什么是肾脏移植?

肾脏移植是指从捐赠者体中取出一颗肾脏并将它植入病人体内的一项手术。病人可以从家庭成员、配偶或亲密的朋友处获得肾脏。这些捐赠者被称为活体捐赠者。此外,病人也可以从去世的人士获得肾脏,这被称为遗体捐赠。肾脏移植是目前最好治疗肾衰竭的方式,因为“替代肾脏”可以完全取代衰竭肾脏的机能,让病人过上正常的生活。

常见问题

1. 什么是肾脏移植?

肾脏移植是通过手术从捐赠者体内切除一颗肾脏并将它植入患有末期肾病的患者体内的一个过程。肾脏移植分为两种 – 活体和遗体捐赠移植。

2. 什么是活体肾脏移植?

活体移植是指受益人在没有金钱交易的情况下,接受由在世的亲属或好友捐赠的肾脏。

病人可以从家庭成员、配偶或亲密的朋友处获得肾脏。这些捐赠者被称为活体捐赠者。最适合的捐赠者通常是患者的兄弟姐妹,因为他们的基因组成相近,匹配度很高。活体肾脏移植又进一步分为活体亲属和非亲属捐赠者,取决于捐赠者和病人之间是否存在血亲关系。

有关活体器官的更多信息,请浏览卫生部网站

3. 活体肾脏移植有什么好处?
  • 与等待遗体捐赠者的肾脏相比,等待活体肾脏的时间更短
  • 更好的存活率
4. 什么是遗体肾脏移植?

遗体肾脏移植是指受益人接受到一颗从遗体身上摘取的肾脏。

5.在新加坡,一位病患通常要等待多久才能获得新的肾脏?

在移植等候名单上的病人通常要等上8年。

6. 接受肾脏移植后,我可以过着正常的生活吗?

可以的。肾脏移植是目前最好治疗肾衰竭的方式,因为“替代肾脏”可以完全取代衰竭肾脏的机能,让病人过上正常的生活。

7. NKF可以为活体肾脏捐赠者提供哪些经济援助?

NKF推出了“肾脏活体捐赠援助基金”,以帮助有需要的肾脏捐赠者抵消手术前检查费、术后的医药跟进费用、收入损失和保险费。欲了解更多详情,请参考“肾脏活体捐赠援助基金”网页。

8. 我可以在哪里可以找到更多有关肾脏移植的其他信息?

您可联系新加坡国立器官移植部门(65)6321 4390或电邮至organ.transplant@notu.com.sg 。他们能帮助您,提供您和移植相关的信息。有关器官移植的更多信息,请查询网站www.moh.gov.sg.

请注意:根据新加坡法律,器官买卖是非法的。

肾脏活体捐赠援助基金

基金是为有需要的捐赠者提供经济上的援助。病人只需通过支付能力调查就可获得援助, 捐肾者不必接受调查。

感恩重启第二次生命

我们的病人和他们的亲人将与您分享他们的非凡的经历。他们的故事赋予了在肾脏移植旅途中等待的病患力量, 并给予生命和希望。

肾脏移植病人要如何吃得健康?

健康、平衡的饮食对维持肾脏的整体健康、维护肾脏的健康起着非常重要的作用。

肾脏移植病人应该如何保持身体活跃?

运动有助于改善身体的心血管功能, 调节肾脏移植病人的血压和血糖。
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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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