SUPPORTING KIDNEY HEALTH
FOR SINGAPOREANS
SINGAPORE'S CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TSUNAMI
Over 300,000 Singaporeans suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease, with many more presumed to be undiagnosed
Singapore is #1 in the world for Kidney Failure caused by Diabetes
The number of Kidney Failure patients is projected to cross 48,000 by 2035 in Singapore, if nothing changes
1 in 2 Singaporeans will be at risk for Diabetes by 2050 and 2 out of 3 kidney failure cases are due to Diabetes
6
patients approximately, are diagnosed daily with Chronic Kidney Failure
25%
of Singaporeans are estimated to be diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease by 2035
References: 1) Wong et al. 2018. Projecting the Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease in a Developed Country and Its Implications on Public Health. International Journal of Nephrology. 2) USRDS. 2022. USRDS Releases 2022 Interactive Annual Data Report. 3) Singapore Renal Registry Annual Report 2021.
Renal Health Services (RHS) - a Singapore registered charity that is all about giving back
RHS supports, advocates and enables optimised kidney related health, patient well-being and holistic care for the Singaporean community.
RHS with its unique public-private partnership model to support its not-for-profit projects, aims to drive down kidney healthcare cost and increase efficiency in reducing the incidence of CKD, as well as providing accessible Kidney Failure treatment modalities to all members of the community, irrespective of their financial capability (support tiers based on means-testing).
Our latest community based dialysis support and kidney care project.
WHAT WE DO
A patient-centric approach, with programs driven by subject matter experts, in an inclusive model to provide an integrative platform to healthcare institutions, industry partners, academia and regulatory authorities.
