1. Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide health crisis, affecting an estimated 800–850 million people worldwide and ranking among the leading causes of death. Each year, there are approximately 60 million deaths worldwide, with the vast majority attributed to chronic disease. But chronic kidney disease can be treated. With early diagnosis and treatment, it’s possible to slow or stop the progression of kidney disease.

2. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. From 2000-2016, there was a 5% increase in premature mortality from diabetes and in 2019, about 1.5 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes.

3. Antibiotics are given to more healthy animals than sick humans – to build resistance to illness.