IRREPRESSIBLE health activist Brad Rossiter and his wife Lorae will be special guests at Parliament House next week for the launch of Kidney Health Week.
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Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley has invited the Surfside couple to the launch on Thursday in the Senate Alcove, Canberra.
The bi-partisan launch will also include Shadow Health Minister Catherine King.
Kidney disease affects at least 1.7 million Australians and is related to 54 Australian deaths each day, which is more than the deaths from breast cancer, prostate cancer and road deaths.
While there has been significant progress in the treatment of chronic kidney disease, its prevalence is rising.
The number of Australians receiving kidney replacement therapy (transplantation or dialysis) grows four per cent annually.
Early detection and appropriate treatment may slow progression of kidney disease in up to half of patients.
KIDNEY Health Australia is urging residents to get to know their kidneys next week.
The Eurobodalla Renal Support Group and Organ Donor Awareness will host lunch on Sunday to launch Kidney Health Week and raise awareness of the role kidneys play, including their vital function in regulating blood pressure.
Fifty-six Australians die each day from kidney-related disease and early detection, prevention and support matter.
Ninety per cent of kidney function can be lost before symptoms present and there is no known cure for kidney failure.
Eurobodalla Renal Support Group and Organ Donor Awareness committee member, David Wood, urged residents to take a moment to consider their kidney health.
He praised Brad Rossiter, of Surfside, who spends each Friday at Bridge Plaza to talk about kidney health and organ donation.
“Instead of walking past Brad in the plaza, stop for five minutes and talk,” Mr Wood said.
The lunch will be held at the Batemans Bay Soldiers Club on Sunday, from noon. For more information phone 0458 534470.
