Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, supervisor of Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Society for the Care of Kidney Patients, flagged off the three-day program in the presence of Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah at a city hotel in Riyadh on Saturday.

World Kidney Day is to raise awareness of the importance of kidneys to overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. If detected early, chronic kidney diseases can be treated, thereby reducing other complications and dramatically reduce the growing burden of deaths and disability from chronic renal and cardiovascular disease worldwide.