Polycystic Kidneys Disease (PCKD) Support Group

Polycystic Kidneys Disease is a condition in which a large number of cysts appear in the kidneys of the affected patients. The kidneys grow in size and in number. Many of the patients developed kidney failure at the age of 60. PCKD accounts for 10% of the patients needing haemodialysis. In February this year, we formed the PCKD support group inauguration and it became the first PCKD support group in Hong Kong.

The ceremony and the PCKD information day were attended by 100 PCKD patients and their relatives, medical personnel and members of the public interested in the disease.

“Spring Sowers” Organ Donation Promotion Walk

The problem of organ shortage is very severe in Hong Kong. At present, there are over 2000 patients waiting for organ donation, most of them are kidney failure patients. For this reason,  Dr Ho Chung Ping started the ‘Spring Sowers’ organ donation project.   Dr. HO Chung Ping, MH, JP, Vice-President of HKMA and Chairman of Spring Sowers, said at a press conference that “Spring Sowers” denoted that organ donation promotion was a long term sowing process. The Committee wished to organize the event every year as an action to support Organ Donation.

This year the Spring Sowers walk took place in Mui Wo on 7 January, 2018.  It was officiated byProf. CHAN Siu Chee, Sophia, JP, Secretary for Food and Health, Dr WONG Ka Hing, JP, Controller of Centre for Health Protection and Dr. Pierre CHAN, Legislative Councilor. After the Opening, participants walked pass South Garden Café, Man Mo Temple, Luk Tei Tong Watch Tower, Hung Shing Temple, and finally to the Five Cent Bridge. Volunteer escorts from the Mui Wo Rural Committee led the participants to experience the natural beauty and explore the depth of the history and culture of Mui Wo. More than 100 citizens took part in the Walk and each participant would mobilize five friends and relatives to register at CODR to spread love and seed of hope in an extensive way.

Save your kidneys

For the public medical education, Dr Ho Chung Ping published a book ‘Save your kidneys’ with Dr Pandya in India.  It covered the symptoms and kidney diseases, different types of kidney diseases, treatment of kidney disease including kidney dialysis and transplantation. Diabetic kidney disease and diet treatment in kidney diseases were also covered.

The book is available in Traditional Chinese and is sold at HK$100 in the Integrated Dialysis Facilities.  The traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese version of the book can also be downloaded in the website www.kidneyeducation.com.  A total of 36 languages are available.

Polycystic Kidneys Disease Pamphlets / Kidney stone pamphlets

Our Centre has published pamphlets on polycystic kidneys disease management and kidney stone pamphlets. They are available from our Centre free of charge.  Softcopies can be downloaded from our website.