The Cape Kidney Association is a grassroots non-profit organization that raises funds to assist with the needs of patients and families suffering from chronic kidney disease.

The Association was established in 1978 by a group of concerned nephrology health care professionals and presently consists of a variety of professional staff working in the renal (kidney) areas, renal patients (on dialysis and those who have been transplanted) and their relatives.

Mr. Kevin Chaplin , Managing Director of the South African Ubuntu Foundation and also representing the Amy Biehl Foundation  has been the patron of the society since 2007.

The Cape Kidney Association has now also received the patronage from the Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town , the Most Reverend Desmond M Tutu.

The Cape Kidney Association is supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

The next annual World Kidney Day will be held on the 11th of March 2010.This annual event under the auspices of the International Society,aim to increase awareness on various aspects of chronic kidney disease on a global front .

The 2010 campaign will focus on Diabetes, the leading cause of Chronic Kidney Disease. World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of our kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide

The South African Transplant Sports Asociation has a new informative website with great pictures of competing transplant recipients. Visit them at www.transplantsports.org.za.

The Vredenburg Provincial Hospital Dialysis Unit has now moved into new premises in the newly built Vredenburg Provincial Hospital. National Renal Care has been tasked to provide the management of the Renal Unit as part of a community project , with access offered to both state and private dialysis patients.

The further management of the Hermanus Provincial Hospital Dialysis Unit has also been sourced out to Fresenius Medical Care. They will continue further management of the Dialysis Unit , with access to both private and state sector dialysis patients. A new Dialysis Unit will be build shortly to accommodate more dialysis patients.

See also more information by Molly Fabe on the Spice4life website- http://spice4life.co.za/capekidney