People of African and Afro-Caribbean heritage are five times more likely to develop kidney disease.

• You want to be well informed about the causes of kidney disease to protect you and your loved ones from any long-term health conditions that could significantly reduce quality of life and potentially lead to early death.

To do that, you deserve a health care service that understands, is embedded within and has experience caring for African and Afro-Caribbean communities. 

• We understand that this may be one of the various health campaigns that you’ve seen around recently, and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed, having enough to be concerned about in your personal life and perhaps unconvinced you need a check-up because you feel fine.

• Unfortunately, you can’t see kidney disease as there are often no symptoms in the early stages. However you shouldn’t feel fearful or anxious, we believe you should be empowered knowing that a kidney health check is simple with no strings attached and that getting tested early is a win-win situation, as early detection of kidney disease can help prevent irreparable damage to your kidneys.

Black healthcare, communications professionals and community organisations are at the heart of this specialist health care service making access to kidney health screenings easier for people of African and Afro-Caribbean heritage.