A new one-day renal transplant work-up programme (ODRTW) in Health New Zealand - Bay of Plenty | Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi has started paying dividends with a recent programme participant receiving their kidney after being assessed through the new process.
Read moreIt’s been a busy start of the year for KHNZ, with testing events throughout Aotearoa New Zealand in Hawkes Bay, Palmerston North, Christchurch and Hamilton. Here's a little run down of what we've been doing recently...
Read moreA major report by Kidney Health New Zealand (KHNZ) shows Aotearoa's 15 dialysis units are struggling to cope with growing numbers of patients, too few treatment spaces and chronic understaffing.
Read moreANZSN strongly supports KHNZ’s call for the New Zealand Government to not only urgently address the haemodialysis capacity crisis, but also long term planning and implementation of adequate resourcing to provide optimal kidney health for all people.
Read moreMarch is National Kidney Month - the perfect time to have a conversation about organ donation, Kidney Health New Zealand and Organ Donation New Zealand say.
Read moreDonating an organ may not be your typical dinner table conversation, but Organ Donation New Zealand and Kidney Health New Zealand are hoping to change that.
Read moreWith a few lifestyle changes, we can take better care of our kidneys and avoid a decline in their function in midlife.
Read moreEvery year, a handful of New Zealanders donate one of their kidneys to a total stranger. Alex Casey meets one of them.
Read moreBrothers Gabor and Zoltan Flamis have been best friends their whole lives. Now in their 30s and 40s they're closer than ever, after a life-changing gift. On September 22, 2021, when Gabor – a father to a 3-year-old – had barely any kidney function left, Zoltan donated a kidney to him, in one of 85 live kidney donations in Aotearoa last year. More than a year on, the brothers now advocate for live organ donation, and want to raise awareness that those who choose to donate can both save a life, and live a full life of their own.
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