Reaching out to encourage kidney health
While NKF provides dialysis treatment and care to kidney failure patients, our greater mission is to prevent or delay any person from being afflicted with kidney failure through our efforts in kidney disease education and prevention. In conjunction with World Kidney Day in March 2022 – themed “Kidney Health for All” – NKF organised a series of events as part of our Kidney We Care Movement to raise awareness of kidney health.
Kidney We Care Health Forums
Health Forums “Motivasi Ramadan” (conducted in Malay) and “Am I at Risk for Kidney Disease” (conducted in English and Mandarin) were held on 22 and 27 February 2022 respectively. Healthcare specialists in primary care, renal care and dietetics covered topics that included: managing chronic diseases to keep kidneys healthy, importance of kidneys and symptoms of kidney disease, and lifestyle & nutrition tips to stay healthy. In partnership with Darul Makmur Mosque, about 1,900 people joined us live or online for “Motivasi Ramadan”. They were educated on proactive steps chronic patients should take to prepare themselves for fasting safely, among others. About 600 members of the public tuned in online for the Health Forum on 27 February for an informative session, spurring them on to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Kidney We Care: Let’s Revolutionise!
The second iteration of Kidney We Care: Let’s Revolutionise! (KWCLR) was held from 28 February to 13 March 2022. The charity event, helmed by over 200 volunteers – to urge the nation not to sugar coat the silent killer, kidney failure, and raise funds – saw them organise over 40 virtual activities comprising a plethora of engaging workshops and activities such as photography, calligraphy, pastel nagomi art, cooking demonstrations, virtual escape room and around-the-world virtual tour. Members of the public were also encouraged to cook healthy meals and stay active through #CookWithKWCLR and #JamWithJon challenges on our Instagram page @kwc.letsrevolutionise. The event raised over $88,000 for kidney patients.
“Not only were we able to share our talents and skills in pastel nagomi art for a meaningful cause, we also gained insightful knowledge about kidney health through volunteering for this event.”
Pastel Nagomi Artists
Race Inspired!
The second edition of Race Inspired! was held from 18 March to 7 April 2022. With the strong support from about 1,200 participants of all ages, including corporate and community partners, as well as Ministers and Members of Parliament (Minister Ong Ye Kung, Minister S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat, Minister of State Gan Siow Huang, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Eric Chua and Member of Parliament Poh Li San), Race Inspired! helped raise greater awareness on kidney failure and motivated the community to take proactive steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle. A total distance of 86,821km was achieved and over $340,000 was raised to benefit kidney patients.
“Let’s do our part for dialysis patients in our midst and make Singapore a more caring and inclusive society.”
Mr Eric Chua
Senior Parliamentary Secretary
Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
& Ministry of Social and Family Development
Community Outreach Day
Community Outreach Day kicked off at our dialysis centre in Clementi on 9 January 2022, with the aim of providing a one-stop centre of care and support on kidney health and kidney disease prevention to the general public. They were able to ask questions and gather more information through our nursing team and outreach ambassadors. Interactive activities, dialysis centre tours and health talks were conducted. To keep the momentum going, this outreach event was also organised at our dialysis centres in Toa Payoh West, Woodlands and Ang Mo Kio, engaging a total of 331 participants thus far. The community outreach days will continue at other dialysis centres all year round in our efforts to motivate the community to take proactive steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
