Pakistani kidney patients undergo a dialysis process at a kidney center in Multan
Pakistani kidney patients undergo dialysis at a kidney dialysis centre in Multan March 9, 2006. The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) have jointly launched a World Kidney Day to increase awareness of chronic kidney disease and its associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and to draw attention to the urgent global need for early detection and prevention of chronic kidney disease. REUTERS/Asim Tanveer