World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.

The campaign is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March in more than 100 countries on 6 continents.

WKD is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology

International Society of Nephrology

The International Society of Nephrology is an international body representing specialists in nephrology . Its headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium....

(ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations http://www.ifkf.net/ (IFKF).