The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Singapore

Time 2021-01-16 11:08:44

Web Name: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Singapore

WebSite: http://www.nkfs.org

ID:168957

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Kidney,National,The,

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肾衰竭或终末期肾脏病是指肾脏无法正常操作或功能不全, 导致废物和有毒物质积聚在体内的状态｡ 如果受损的肾脏处于早期阶段, 可以通过药物和饮食来控制病情。然而, 一旦患上肾衰竭是无法痊愈的｡肾脏移植和洗肾是治疗肾衰竭的两种方法｡ 您的慷慨解囊和无私的关怀将给予肾脏病人生命和希望。您的善意之举将能帮助他们渡过人生的困难时期！ NKF 致力于通过我们的外展项目, 对肾脏健康、肾衰竭的导因和保持肾脏健康的措施进行教育｡ 全国肾脏基金会 (NKF) 坚守承诺和病人一路相伴, 在他们治疗与康复的旅程中, 提供必要的援助与支持; 全力倡导肾脏健康保护工作, 通过改变肾护疗体系做出贡献, 造福群体。 As there are limited car park lots available at NKF Centre visitors may need to park at the nearby HDB car parks in the vicinity. We are open on most public holidays except for the 1st day of Chinese New Year. NKF does not provide ad hoc dialysis treatment. Our patients are on long-term dialysis treatment. You may wish to check with private dialysis centres for ad hoc dialysis treatments. NKF does not have an outpatient clinic and hence, we are unable to arrange an appointment for members of the public. You may wish to contact a hospital of your choice for outpatient service. Currently, NKF does not provide health report interpretation service. You may consult your General Practitioner who will be able to assist you. Someone with kidney failure may not experience any signs and symptoms until it is too late. It is best to do a routine health screening to understand your health status better and detect any abnormalities as early as possible so that you can delay and manage the disease progression.To know about the signs and symptoms please click here to learn more. Our Admissions Counsellor will contact you once your application is finalised. They will be in contact with you soon. From the day we receive the application form, it will take approximately 3 working days to a week for us to get back to you if you have submitted all completed supporting documents together with your application form to us. Generally, the whole process will take 6 months for the approval. The overall application review process will take approximately 6 months before the applicant can start the first dialysis treatment. However, if the applicant is able to provide all completed supporting documents and if there is a slot available at the dialysis centre with a right match to the time slot, the waiting time could be shorter. Currently, we do not have status checking service online. NKF Admissions Counsellor will be in contact with the applicants regarding the status. You may pick it up from the NKF main office at 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836 or call us at 6506 2187 to have the forms sent to you. Means Test is used to determine the amount of subsidies each person needing care is eligible for. Persons from lower income households will be granted higher subsidies under the means test framework.Means Test subsidies calculation is based in accordance to MOH guidelines. Our NKF Admissions Counsellor in-charge will contact you in regards to your means test status. The Medical Social Workers at your hospital will be able to advise you on the different type of subsidies based on your financial situation. For information on kidney donation in Singapore, you may wish to contact the National Organ Transplant Unit at Tel: 6321 4390 or email organ.transplant@notu.com.sg. 2. What kind of financial assistance does NKF’s Kidney Live Donor Support Fund provide? NKF’s Kidney Live Donor Support Fund covers annual health screenings and medical follow-ups; one-time reimbursement for loss of 2 months actual income of $8,500, whichever is lower: reimbursement of hospitalisation and surgical insurance premiums (capped at MediShield Life premiums); pre-transplant screening and evaluation costs for up to 2 potential donors per kidney recipient; and insurance coverage for Group Living. Policy based on sum insured of $200,000.For more information and eligibility, please click here.  You can make the donation through different platforms:For online donation: please visit https://nkfs.org/support-us/donation-programmes/Or you may like to issue a cheque made payable to “The National Kidney Foundation” or “NKF” and mail it to us at 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836.Alternatively, you may contact us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) or email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to send you the donation form.Road Singapore 328836. Thank you for your generosity. The cheque should be issued to “The National Kidney Foundation” or “NKF”. Thank you for bequeathing your CPF contributions to NKF. You can fill up the CPF nomination form which can be downloaded from the CPF website. NKF’s UEN is 200104750M. 4. I would like to bequeath my legacy to NKF. Could you recommend a lawyer who can help me? Thank you for your generosity. You may like to visit the Ministry of Law’s website where you can find a list of lawyers based in Singapore. Please visit https://eservices.mlaw.gov.sg/lsra/search-lawyer-or-law-firm/ Please send us an email at lifedrops@nkfs.org or call us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) and we will assist you accordingly. You may email your new mailing address to lifedrops@nkfs.org , Please include your full name, contact number, old mailing address and UEN or NRIC/FIN (last 3 digits) You may email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to get the donation form. Please fill up your new GIRO/credit card number, donation amount and sign the form. Thereafter, post the GIRO form back to NKF for processing.For credit card, you may wish to scan the form and send it to NKF via either of these options:Email lifedrops@nkfs.orgFax 6253 0417Mail 81 Kim Keat Road, Singapore 328836 Please email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org with your full name, UEN/NRIC/FIN and mailing address. Please email us at lifedrops@nkfs.org to have the termination form sent to you. Please fill it up and send it back to us for processing and auditing purposes. All outright cash donations to NKF are entitled to tax deduction because NKF is a registered charity with an IPC (Institutions of Public Character) status. We are able to issue tax deductible receipts for qualifying donations to our donors. You are entitled to a tax deduction of 2.5 times the value of your donation in the preceding year. You may sign up via our website at https://onlinereg.nkfs.org/vms/volunteerapplicationform.aspx.If you do not have access to the internet, please call us at 1800-KIDNEYS (5436397) to have the application form sent to you. Please fill it up and send it back to us at 81 Kim Keat Road Singapore 328836.Once we receive your application, our colleague from the Donor and Volunteer Management Department will contact you for a phone interview. After which, you will be invited to attend our volunteer orientation. This is to allow you to have a better understanding of the volunteering activities. The minimum age is 13 years old. For volunteers who are below the age of 21, you will need to get parental consent. You may download the consent form here. We strongly encourage our volunteers to commit at least a year so that we can better support our patients. Our programmes and activities are flexible, you can choose your volunteering schedule according to your interest and availability. You may volunteer with us basing on your availability. We will send a weekly email to our volunteers indicating the up-coming volunteering opportunities. You can then match your availability to the activity schedule. 19. I would like to rally my friends and colleagues to volunteer with me. Can I do that? Most definitely! We welcome schools, companies and community groups to volunteer with us as part of their Values In Action and Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Please get in touch with us on your interest by sending an email to volunteer@nkfs.org. Thank you for visiting us.Due to the current COVID-19 situation, we seek your kind understanding and patience should our response be delayed. Rest assured that we will get back to you as soon as we can.We are grateful for your steadfast support as we strive hard to overcome the challenges during this trying period to ensure our patients continue to receive dialysis treatment uninterrupted.

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