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Apakah itu Pemindahan Ginjal?

Pemindahan ginjal merupakan proses pengalihan ginjal daripada seseorang penderma kepada seseorang pesakit (yang mengalami kerosakan ginjal). Pesakit boleh menerima ginjal daripada penderma hidup seperti ahli keluarga, pasangan atau kawan rapat. Selain itu, pesakit juga boleh menerima ginjal daripada penderma yang sudah meninggal dunia. Pemindahan ginjal adalah pilihan rawatan yang terbaik kerana ia dapat menggantikan fungsi ginjal yang gagal dan memberikan mutu kehidupan yang lebih baik kepada si pesakit.

Soalan-Soalan Yang Sering Diajukan

1. Apa yang dikatakan Pemindahan Ginjal?

Pemindahan ginjal adalah satu proses pengalihan ginjal melalui pembedahan, ginjal daripada seseorang penderma dikeluarkan lalu dipindahkan kepada pesakit yang mengalami kerosakan ginjal. Terdapat 2 jenis pemindahan ginjal – pemindahan ginjal dari seorang penderma hidup dan penderma kadaver (orang yang sudah meninggal dunia).

2. Apakah itu Pemindahan Ginjal daripada Penderma Hidup?

Pemindahan ginjal daripada penderma hidup adalah apabila ginjal daripada saudara-mara atau kawan rapat didapati serasi dengan pesakit dan didermakan melalui pembedahan tanpa sebarang bayaran.

Pesakit boleh juga menerima ginjal daripada seorang ahli keluarga, pasangan atau kawan rapat. Mereka dikenali sebagai penderma yang ada perkaitan hidup. Oleh kerana susunan genetik yang hampir sama, ginjal yang didermakan oleh adik-beradik didapati sangat serasi dengan si pesakit. Penderma ginjal hidup boleh dicirikan sebagai berkaitan genetik (berkaitan hidup) dan tidak bergantung pada, sama ada ia mempunyai pertalian darah atau hubungan biologi di antara penderma dan penerima.

Untuk informasi lanjut mengenai Pemindahan Organ Penderma Hidup, sila layari laman sesawang MOH.

3. Apakah faedah-faedah pemindahan ginjal daripada penderma hidup?
  • Tidak perlu tunggu lama untuk menerima ginjal daripada penderma hidup jika berbanding dengan penderma yang telah meninggal dunia.
  • Memberi mutu kehidupan dan jangkaan hidup yang lebih baik kepada si pesakit.
4. Apakah itu Pemindahan Ginjal daripada Penderma yang meninggal dunia?

Ia adalah apabila seseorang penerima (yang namanya telah tercatat dalam Senarai Pemindahan Organ Nasional) menerima ginjal daripada seorang penderma yang telah meninggal dunia.

5. Berapa lamakah masa menunggu ginjal di Singapura?

Waktu purata menunggu pemindahan ginjal selama 8 tahun. Terkini, terdapat lebih daripada 400 orang dalam senarai yang menunggu pemindahan ginjal dari penderma kadaver.

6. Bolehkah saya menjalani kehidupan yang normal selepas pemindahan ginjal?

Ya. Pemindahan ginjal adalah kaedah rawatan yang terbaik kerana “penggantian ginjal” dapat menggantikan hampir sepenuhnya fungsi ginjal yang hilang. Justeru, pemindahan ginjal ini membolehkan pesakit menjalani kehidupan yang normal.

7. Apakah jenis bantuan kewangan yang boleh diterima oleh penderma hidup daripada NKF?

Dana Sokongan Penderma Hidup NKF akan membantu para penderma ginjal dalam menanggung kos pemeriksaan dan penilaian pra-pemindahan, kos selepas pembedahan, kehilangan pendapatan dan premium insurans. Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila klik di sini untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai Program Sokongan Penderma Hidup.

8. Di mana boleh saya mendapatkan maklumat tambahan mengenai pemindahan ginjal?

Anda boleh menghubungi Unit Pemindahan Organ Nasional Singapura di talian (65) 6321 4390 atau e-mel ke organ.transplant@notu.com.sg. Unit tersebut mungkin dapat membantu anda dengan memberi maklumat lebih lanjut yang anda perlukan mengenai pemindahan organ di Singapura. Sila layari lelaman www.moh.gov.sg untuk maklumat lanjut mengenai pemindahan organ.

Sila ambil perhatian bahawa di bawah undang-undang Singapura, jual beli organ adalah tidak sah.

Dana Sokongan Penderma Hidup

Dana ini menyediakan bantuan kewangan kepada para penderma ginjal hidup yang memerlukan. Penerima hanya perlu lulus kriteria ujian upaya NKF.

Harapan Meraih Penghargaan

Mari temui para pesakit kami yang telah menerima ginjal dan orang-orang yang mereka sayangi. Pengalaman luar biasa mereka itu (yang ditulis dalam bahasa Inggeris) telah pun memberi suara, serta menawarkan kehidupan dan harapan dalam perjalanan pemindahan ginjal.

Panduan Pemakanan Secara Bijak Bagi Pesakit Pemindahan Ginjal

Pemakanan yang sihat dan seimbang memainkan peranan penting untuk menjaga kesihatan keseluruhan dan mengekalkan ginjal yang dipindahkan agar ia berfungsi dengan baik.

Menjaga Kesihatan Bagi Pesakit Pemindahan Ginjal

Senaman dapat membantu untuk meningkatkan fungsi kardiovaskular badan, mengawal tekanan darah dan gula di dalam darah untuk pesakit pemindahan ginjal.
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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
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Timing of your dialysis schedule may vary for each dialysis centres.
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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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Please be informed that our online donation portal will be temporarily unavailable on Tuesday, 17th December 2024, from 03:00 AM to 05:00 AM,
and
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If you have any donation inquiries during this time, please feel free to email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org.

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