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Celebrate the Holidays with the Gift of Health—Get CheCKD

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Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines), Inc., together with Dialysis Philippines Support Group (Dialysis PH), Kidney Transplant Association of the Philippines (KITAP), and Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO), is bringing It Starts With U: Get CheCKD back in time for the holiday season. The awareness event will be on November 30, 2024, at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City.

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One Filipino per Hour Develops Chronic Renal Failure

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Chronic Kidney Disease or CKD is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines. According to the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI), one Filipino develops chronic renal failure every hour, it is estimated that at least 2.3 million Filipinos are currently diagnosed with CKD.  Meanwhile, other recent projections show that 1 in 10 Filipinos will develop this deadly disease.

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