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Anne Wilson
CEO & Managing
Director
Kidney Health Australia
Kidney Health Week in 2010 has been a busy
week already with a major launch in Sydney with the Governor-General, Ms Quentin
Bryce AC, the Patron in Chief of Kidney Health
Australia, who so kindly hosted the launch in her home
at Admiralty House.
Kidney Health Australia has launched a national awareness campaign
on television and social media sites, such as YouTube,
based on encouraging people in the high risk categories
to have kidney checks. The campaign is planned to
continue for the next five years and has been well
received.
And finally, but not least by any
means, Kidney Health Australia has announced a five
year $750,000 sponsorship partnership with Stirling
Products, which will provide many promotional and
business opportunities in the future for Kidney Health
Australia.
Meet
our Patrons
who are
'Making a Noise about the Silent
Killer'.
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| Governor-General
launches Kidney Health Week in
Sydney |
The Governor-General of Australia and Kidney Health Australia's Patron in Chief, Ms. Quentin Bryce AC,
launched Kidney Health Week 2010 at Admiralty House in
Sydney on 24 May 2010.
 Professor Judith A Whitworth AC
and the Governor-General,
Ms. Quentin Bryce
AC.
Ms. Bryce
presented the Kincaid-Smith Medal to Professor Judith A
Whitworth AC for her outstanding contributions to the
knowledge of kidney disease and high blood pressure in
Australia.
Emeritus
Professor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith AC, CBE
and
Professor Judith A Whitworth AC.
Patrons of Kidney Health
Australia including Sir Jack and Lady Margaret Brabham
with their grandson, racing car driver 17 year old
Mathew Brabham, who has become a Young Ambassador for
Kidney Health Australia, Tim Mathieson, Ambassador, and
Bob Pritchard, Global Ambassador, were presented to the
Governor-General.
Sir Jack and Lady Margaret
Brabham with the Governor-General,
Ms.
Quentin Bryce.
Left:
Bob Pritchard, Global Ambassador, Tim Mathieson,
Ambassador,
Sir Jack Brabham OBE, Patron, and Mathew Brabham,
who has become a Young Ambassador for Kidney Health
Australia.
Left:
Professor Judith Whitworth AC, Professor Jeremy
Chapman,
Professor
Jonathan Craig, and Dr Andrew
Pesce, President of the
AMA.
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| Kidney
Health Australia announces partnership with Stirling
Products |
The Chairman of the Kidney
Health Australia Board of Directors, Mr. Vin Harink
announced the partnership with Stirling Products valued
at $750,000, over five years. The partnership represents
a major contribution that will help Kidney Health Australia address national community awareness of
kidney related disease that claims the lives of over 50
Australians each and every day.
 Left: Vin Harink, Chairman
of the Kidney Health Australia
Board of Directors, Anne Wilson, CEO and Managing
Director
of Kidney Health Australia and Peter
Boonen, Managing Director
of Stirling Products
hands over the cheque to commence the
partnership.
Mr. Harink said "the partnership
comes at a time when the organisation is addressing new
strategic priorities through to 2020. Kidney
Health Australia relies on the support of the Australian
community to underpin its work and the support of
corporate partners like Stirling Products is crucial to
our programs in early detection, prevention and
management of kidney disease."
Peter Boonen, Managing
Director of Stirling Products, said "the community greatly
appreciates the work of Kidney Health Australia within a sector of the health market that
Stirling regards as critical to the health and
wellbeing of Australians. Kidney disease is a
'silent killer' - it is often diagnosed when it's too
late. In many cases early detection, prevention,
and a healthy lifestyle may halt the disease and slow
its progression to end stage."
Stirling Products recently
launched Stirling Health, its Australian Pharmacy
business, which has commenced to market the first of a
range of clinically supported natural products that when
combined with a healthy diet and exercise tackle chronic
disease prevention and management.
Anne Wilson, CEO and
Managing Director of Kidney Health Australia added that
at a time when
over 50 people a die of Kidney related disease in
Australia, over 1000 others are on a 4 to 7 year waiting
list for a kidney transplant and a further 10,000
requiring dialysis just to stay alive, Stirling's
wonderful contribution is a godsend to us. I can't
express how much it is needed and how much it is
appreciated.
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| Cyclists
Ride from Sydney to Melbourne to promote kidney health
awareness |
The Ride2Give cycling team, made up of four
riders from the UK and
four
riders from Australia,
raising funds and awareness for Kidney Health
Australia,
commenced their marathon ride on Monday 10 May 2010 from
Sydney
and ended nine days later at Federation
Square
in Melbourne.
 The
cyclists complete a lap around Parliament House,
Canberra.
 The
cyclists complete the marathon ride at Federation
Square
in
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