Help change the lives of 37 million people with kidney disease
Your donations allow us to help more people than any other kidney organization – from making 150 kidney transplants possible every month to delivering financial relief to 1 in 7 dialysis patients.
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- 157 trasplantes mensualesMás que ninguna organización renal sin fines de lucro
El AKF posibilita el 7% de todos los trasplantes renales de los Estados Unidos.
- Fomento de la investigaciónDesde hace más de 30 años
Nuestro programa de Científico Clínico en Nefrología encuentra y financia a los más prometedores investigadores, que harán avanzar la innovación en el tratamiento de la enfermedad renal.
- 1 de cada 6Pacientes de diálisis
El AKF brinda apoyo directo a 1 de cada 6 pacientes estadounidenses de bajos ingresos receptores de diálisis y trasplante renal, y cambia así más vidas que ninguna otra organización renal.
Our commitment to you and your community
We're fighting for kidney equity in kidney disease
Everyone deserves to be as healthy as they can, no matter where they live, what language they speak or the color of their skin. But in kidney disease, race and ethnicity play a significant role. At the American Kidney Fund, we are working to change that.
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Run or walk 37 miles in October to raise awareness and donations that will support kidney patients across the U.S. Challenge yourself to stay active, while helping us bring kidney patients the education, resources and treatments they need to manage their disease.
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The American Kidney Fund (AKF) commends Michigan for making living organ donor protections state law with SB 384, signed on Nov. 7 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) will hold the national kidney community gala, The Hope Affair, at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. This year marks AKF's 15th annual gala, bringing together patients, advocates, caregivers, health professionals and innovators.
Hannah Ehrlich of Olathe, Kansas will be the cover artist for 2024 AKF Calendar
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The American Heart Association defines and officially declares cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome as a specific health condition, acknowledging the overlap between cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Su donación alimenta nuestra lucha
Cuando usted dona al AKF, su gesto es más que una simple donación. Aporta una ayuda que salva la vida de pacientes que no tienen ningún otro lugar al que recurrir. Usted les demuestra que alguien les importa. Y combate con nosotros la enfermedad renal en todos los frentes
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