RAKSHA BANDHAN
In early 2016, we found out from the doctors that my brother would need to undergo kidney transplant by the end of the year or by early next year. I made a short trip to India in March to get myself evaluated as a kidney donor. The preliminary tests were encouraging and when I returned […]
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DIABETIC HEALTH
Diabetes is a major risk factor for kidney disease. However, this happens when diabetes is poorly controlled. If well controlled, one can prevent diabetic kidney disease and other complications of diabetes. If one already has diabetic kidney disease, control of blood sugar will help retard the progression of diabetic kidney disease but will not halt […]
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REINVENTING LIFE
An Engineer, a writer, an actor, a director, a travel enthusiast, a sports person and a kidney patient! It is difficult to believe that a kidney transplant patient like me can do so many hats. I am not surprised when at times I am asked ‘who is the patient’ by people who do not know […]
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FITNESS TO DONATE
In the recent years, there is an epidemic of non-communicable diseases like obesity. Diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension). These conditions in turn lead to an increasing incidence of heart attack, paralysis and chronic kidney disease. All this is related to change in life-style and hence are called life – style diseases. Patients suffering from […]
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RAISING THE CURTAIN OF OUR NEW BLOG OF NKF!
Dear All, It takes pleasure to introduce you on the dawn of New Year 2018, our blog of Narmada Kidney Foundation! It’s full of interesting insights on working and sharing knowledge with and through Narmada Kidney Foundation. – Something we call one more platform to interact on chronic kidney disease, treatments and NKF activities. We […]
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ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
Narmada Kidney Foundation (NKF) is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) set up in 1993. The foundation was set up in memory of Dr. Bharat Shah’s mother Mrs. Narmada Vallabhdas Shah who was very keen on her son becoming a doctor to alleviate suffering of many due to health-related problems Seeing the rising incidence of chronic […]
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