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World Kidney Day: March 12 – to raise awareness of the importance of kidney health and preventive behaviours to reduce the risk of kidney disease.
Kidneys are two vital organs that sit in your abdomen on either side of your backbone. They’re about the size of a fist and shaped like a bean.
Any changes to damage to your kidneys can cause these amazing organs to fail.
Signs and symptoms of kidney failure:
What causes kidney failure?
There are several causes or conditions that can lead to kidney failure - with diabetes and high blood pressure being the most common cause of kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease or ESRD. Other factors that put you at an increased risk of kidney failure are:
How to prevent kidney failure
There is a lot you can do to prevent or reduce your risk of kidney failure.