END THE WAIT!


There is an urgent need to increase the number of organs available for transplantation in the U.S. To address this complex problem, the National Kidney Foundation has developed a comprehensive action plan to increase the number of transplants for kidney patients—and to END THE WAIT!

This groundbreaking program will serve as a roadmap to implementing strategies that will effectively END THE WAIT! for kidney transplants in 10 years. More

Transplant List
Celeste Castillo Lee
Waiting 17 years for a kidney		 Xavier Keyes
Waiting 6 years for a kidney		 John Mather
Waiting 3 years for a kidney

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News

END THE WAIT Co-Chairs Named!
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NKF Launches Living Donor Council!
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From NKF Volunteer to Altruistic Kidney Donor
Bill Singleton put his “kidney where his mouth was”…
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More Kidney Patients Avoiding Dialysis on Path to Transplant
New national data shows increase in pre-emptive transplants.
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