The National Kidney Foundation, Inc, a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.
Since its inception in 1950, the National Kidney Foundation has made great strides in the quest to understand, prevent, and treat diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. These diseases currently affect more than 26 million Americans, with millions more at risk. One of our most significant goals it to detect kidney disease early, or prevent its onset entirely. For those patients who already...