Strong Kidneys – a campaign by the ERA to raise awareness about kidney health in Europe!

The Life/ nephrology campus supports the Strong Kidneys Campaign organized by the European Renal Association (ERA) in collaboration with National Societies of Nephrology. The campaign raises awareness about the kidneys and their essential role within our bodies.

The kidneys are often forgotten by the general public, overshadowed by their neighbours, the heart and lungs. Yet the kidneys, paired bean-shaped organs, nestled just below the ribs in the upper rear abdominal cavity, deserve at least as much attention. They may be small and shy but the kidneys have several essential roles within our bodies: cleaning the blood and filtering waste products (into the urine); regulating blood pressure; maintaining salt and water balance; playing a vital role in bone homeostasis; and contributing to the production of red blood cells.

The acting president of the ERA, Prof. Dr. med Christoph Wanner who is also the co-chairman of the Life/ nephrology campus invites you to watch the educational video below and join the campaign.Find out what functions your kidneys have, how you might notice kidney damage and what you can do to keep your kidneys healthy!

The strong kidneys video is available in 26 languages.

Further information about the Strong Kidneys Campaign: https://www.era-online.org/en/strongkidneys/

 

Watch the video in english here.

Watch the video in german here.

Watch the video in spanish here.

Watch the video in portugese here.

Watch the video in greek here.

Watch the video in uzbek here.

Watch the video in russian here.

Watch the video in turkish here.

Watch the video in swedish here.

Watch the video in italian here.

Watch the video in polish here.

Watch the video in hungarian here.

Watch the video in hebrew here.

Watch the video in french here.

Watch the video in lithuanian here.

Watch the video in estonian here.

Watch the video in czech here.

Watch the video in macedonian here.

Watch the video in albanian here.

Watch the video in croatian here.

Watch the video in bosnian here.

Watch the video in danish here.

Watch the video in kyrgyz here.

Watch the video in kazakh here.

Watch the video in arabic here.

Watch the video in flemish/dutch here.