Kidney health awareness pushed in Prince George

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Ravelle says a simple blood test, called the G.F.R test can help individuals determine whether their kidneys are healthy.

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“With the G.F.R test, anything over sixty is a good healthy kidney, forty-sixty you are in a range that needs to be evaluated,” says Ravelle.

However, the Kidney Foundation is seeing more than regular donations.

“Unfortunately a by-product of the 2020 opioid crisis, at least here in B.C. more people are getting transplants, which is one good benefit, ” says Ravelle.

But Ravelle adds the Kidney Foundation requires more donations, as eighty per cent of individuals are on the waitlist for a kidney transplant.

Individuals are encouraged to attend a three day webinar, that starts Thursday, on the kidney.ca website, to learn more about the disease, and see what can be done to help.