The 20th World Kidney Day is observed March 13, 2025.

The theme for this year is: ‘Are your Kidneys OK? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health’.

This call to action is for people with a high risk for kidney disease to undergo targeted testing. Simple, non-invasive, and cost-effective tests like BP, BMI, blood glucose, creatinine and albumin in urine, are recommended for high-risk population.

World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the IFKF (International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance) to promote world kidney health by reaching out to patients, caregivers, doctors, patients care organisations and kidney foundations, governments and policy-makers all over the world.

TANKER Foundation is a member of the IFKF-WKA. TANKER Foundation Managing Trustee, Mrs. Latha A. Kumaraswami, was the first woman President of the IFKF-WKA (2022 to 2024) and a Joint Steering Committee Member on the World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee which comprises members from the ISN and the IFKF-WKA.

Mrs. Latha Kumaraswami says it is important to create awareness on a daily basis and work with doctors and healthcare professionals to bring about awareness and fair access to all economic strata.

Every year, TANKER Foundation conducts various activities to highlight the importance of our amazing kidneys so that more people may be made aware of this dreaded disease, its causes and prevention.

TANKER’s World Kidney Day 2025 activities:

1. A road show / street play that will be staged on the Marina beach, service lane opposite Vivekananda House on March 13 at 7 am

2. Surya Kidney Awareness video. TANKER Tamil video link: https://youtu.be/SaGBPEbEj1E?si=bY5wrOLX52r1GVxC

3. 8 am to 9 am World Kidney Day caps and brochures distribution at Tower Park, Anna Nagar, and in and around all of TANKER’s 13 dialysis units: 10 in Chennai and one each in Madurai, Vellore and Tiruppur.

4. World Kidney Day Walkathon at Besant Nagar Beach on Sunday, March 23, at 7 am

5. TANKER Awareness and Prevention Program World Kidney Day activities.

6. WKD poster and messages sent through social media and emails.