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Kidney Discovery Centre

Kidney Discovery Centre

The NKF Kidney Discovery Centre (KDC) offers an engaging and interactive learning experience for people from all walks of life.

Through multi-sensory exhibits with touch screens, and motion detectors, visitors to the centre will be taken through an experiential learning journey!

NEW! KDC Virtual Tour

Go on a 360° KDC tour to discover the wonders of our kidneys

This experience is best viewed on desktop or laptop

Book a session to explore more and discover it hands-on!

For Organised Groups
		Schools		Community
Required Participation		Minimum 20 to 40 students	More than 40 students	Minimum 25 pax. Note: The programme will not proceed if it is below the minimum
Programme
Health Talks*		40 Mins	50 Mins	60 Mins* Inclusive of Q&A
Kidney Discovery Centre		30 Mins Self-exploratory	50 Mins Self-exploratory	40 Mins Guided Tour
Q&A & Patient's Sharing		20 Mins	20 Mins
Duration		90 Mins	120 Mins	100 Mins

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday - Sunday

9:00am – 12:00pm

Excluding public holidays

Booking Forms

School Booking

Community Booking

For enquiries, please email to contact_us@nkfs.org, or call 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397).

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The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) strives to be an advocate and integrator for kidney health and holistic care for the community by the community. While supporting kidney failure patients with quality dialysis treatment and integrated care, its greater mission lies in preventing or delaying kidney failure through kidney health education with deeper integration into the community and strategic collaborative partnerships.

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FAQ

General Enquiries

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

Kidney Live Donor Support Fund

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:

For online donation: please visit https://nkfs.org/support-us/donation-programmes/
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.
Alternatively, you may contact us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) or email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to send you the donation form.
Road Singapore 328836.

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

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.

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