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90% of kidney function can be lost with no symptoms

Don’t wait for symptoms to get a Kidney Health Check from your GP, especially if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease

3 in 4 Aussies are at risk of kidney disease

Take our 2min online risk test to see if you’re at risk: click on link below

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12% of deaths in Australia are kidney related

We’re saving lives by fighting for earlier detection and treatment

1 in 6 hospitalizations are kidney related

We’re training healthcare professionals & supporting Aussies whose lives are often severely restricted by invasive dialysis 60 hours a month

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​​In 1990 chronic kidney disease was the 18th leading cause of death worldwide. By 2050, it’s projected to be the 5th leading cause of death.

This staggering increase in the impact of kidney disease as a cause of death should be enough for everyone to demand better detection, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease.

Ending Dialysis by 2050 is a visionary aspiration for people affected by kidney disease and the increasing number of Australians at risk of chronic kidney disease.

We need to take a stand now to stem this growing crisis. Pushing to end dialysis by 2050 is symbolic of the fact that while the disease itself is having an increasingly significant impact on people’s health and lives, treatments and actions to stop its progress have stagnated.

Now is the time for real action and change to slow down and stop kidney disease. All funds raised will go towards vital programs supporting those living with kidney disease and help create a future without dialysis and with healthier kidneys for all Australians.

Thank you for your compassion. Your gifts will help support much needed services like the Big Red Kidney Bus - helping to improve the lives of more  people impacted by kidney failure.

Giving FAQs

  • Kidney Health Australia are an ACNC accredited charity

  • Kidney Health Australia is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient and donations of $2 and over are tax deductible in Australia.

  • Your generous donation helps fund life-changing support services to those affected by kidney disease. Some of these include Big Red Kidney Bus, Kidney Transplant Houses and Kids and Youth Programs. When you give a donation, you also help us increase awareness within communities and promote early detection. You help us fund important research that opens up potential for new treatments in the future.

  • Below are some examples of how your donation is making a difference:

    • $36 can fund a life-saving call to the Kidney Helpline

    • $55 can help provide welcome packs for children and young people newly diagnosed with kidney disease

    • $80 can help fund the Kidney Health Resource Hub to help guide people through their journey with kidney disease

    • $125 helps towards the training costs of the Kidney Buddy Program

    • $225 can fund a dialysis session on the Big Red Kidney Bus

    • $360 can help cover the running costs of the Big Red Kidney Bus which provides lifesaving holiday dialysis

    Major Donations

    • $990 can help train a health professional in early diagnoses and recognition of kidney disease.

    • $2,250 can fund ten dialysis sessions on the Big Red Kidney Bus

    • $5,470 can cover the cost of a family to stay at the Kidney Transplant House while they recover from transplant surgery

    • $11,200 can cover the running costs of the Big Red Kidney Buses, which provide lifesaving holiday dialysis, for one month

  • Your gift ensures more people can access much needed support and services that help ease the financial, physical and emotional impact of kidney disease - from awareness to diagnosis, treatment, transplant and beyond.

    Your donations are vital to ensure that critical programs such as the Big Red Kidney Bus, Kidney Transplant House, Kidney Health 4 Youth and Kidney Helpline can be delivered. Your financial support is also helping to fund vital research and awareness programs to educate Australians about their kidney health and one day may find a cure.

  • Thanks to the kindness of individuals, major donors, trust and foundations, and community groups together we are making a real difference to the lives of those impacted by kidney disease.

    • 307 patients and their families were given the opportunity to take a much need break while still receiving lifesaving dialysis. A total of 1260 dialysis sessions were run over the year across the 3 Big Red Kidney Buses.

    • Over 689 nights of accommodation for both patients and their families, were utilised after life-saving transplant surgery, across 3 Kidney Transplant Houses. Allowing them to rest and recover in the supportive environment close to hospital facilities.

    • 5000+ enquiries were made to the kidney helpline.

    • 12 national events for kidney kids were held giving them the chance to have fun, build self-esteem, make new friends, and just be kids.

    • 84,000+ trusted resources were downloaded empowering people to better understand kidney disease, as well as manage its effects, so they can live better lives.

    • $160,000 was dedicated to research aimed at improving quality and duration of life for people living with kidney disease.

    • 48,000 kidney health risk checks were completed online, increasing community awareness and highlighting an individuals’ risk of kidney disease.

    Together, this is how we are changing lives.