Hamid Nasri
*1 Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. , Email:
hamidnasri@med.mui.ac.ir
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education
The global population is aging, and the number of persons over the age of 85 years is increasing faster than any other age group. As the population continues to age, physicians encounter expanding numbers of older individuals with chronic renal failure which is a global contest as a non-communicable epidemic. World kidney day has a purpose for everyone to care for his kidneys and check if, they are at risk for kidney disease. Additionally prevention and early detection are the critical points of the aim in world kidney day.
Please cite this paper as: Nasri H. The awareness of chronic kidney disease and aging; the focus of world kidney day in 2014. J Nephropharmacol 2014; 3(1): 1-2.