Dr. Dujanah H. Mousa at Diaverum shares her story of working as a nephrologist in Saudi Arabia
Posted June 22, 2018
Dr. Dujanah H. Mousa is the Deputy Country Medical Director of Diaverum Saudi Arabia. In this interview she shares her personal story of how she has always known that she wanted to become a doctor and how her strong dedication and willingness to grow have guided her on her way. She also shares her view on what it is like for a woman to work as a doctor in Saudi Arabia.
Continue ReadingPatients with renal failure and kidney transplant
Posted June 14, 2018
Organ transplantation was certainly one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in the last 50 years. The first successful organ transplant occurred in 1954 when a kidney was transplanted in Boston, United States of America.
Continue ReadingHappy International Nurses Day!
Posted May 12, 2018
The International Nurses Day is celebrated every May 12th around the world to mark the contributions that nurses make to societies. At Diaverum, our nurses are the heart and soul of our patient care. Hear leaders at Diaverum share their thoughts on the role of the nurse.
Continue ReadingA warming surprise for the staff at Diaverum Nacka
Posted March 22, 2018
Antje Behring-Fritz's husband Manfred has been going for dialysis for almost three years. She goes with him to his dialysis sessions, and often spends the time doing crosswords with Manfred, or knitting. At Christmas, she had the idea of using her interest in knitting for a very special secret project.
Continue ReadingWorld Kidney Day - raising awareness of the effects of dialysis on pregnancy
Posted March 8, 2018
Today is international World Kidney Day, a theme day aimed at raising awareness about kidney disease. This year’s global theme is Kidney Disease and women’s health. As part of this theme, Diaverum wants to raise awareness about the effects of dialysis on pregnancy — a subject that is tightly linked to women’s health.
Continue ReadingA story of an extra special baby
Posted March 8, 2018
Jawaher Faris, a 39-year-old woman from Madinah in Saudi Arabia was surprised to find out she was pregnant. She had been on dialysis for six years and did not think it would be possible to become pregnant again. After 28 weeks and four days, she delivered a healthy baby boy.
Continue Reading7 quick tips to keep your kidneys healthy
Posted February 22, 2018
Chronic kidney disease is becoming increasingly common worldwide. Treatment options are expensive and a major limitation to quality of life for the patients. Follow these 7 steps to help ensure your kidneys are staying healthy.
Continue ReadingAn Empowered Life Through Art
Posted January 16, 2018
Diaverum Middle East sponsored the “Art of Life Gallery” held at the Diaverum Kareemat Dialysis Centre in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Since people in the Abha region are naturally artistic, it is also natural that the first art gallery for kidney patients was held here.
Continue ReadingA special snack served during St Martin’s weekend in Portugal
Posted December 1, 2017
As part of the Patient Care Coordination strategies for the nutritional empowerment and higher patient satisfaction, last St Martins weekend we offered all the patients in their usual intradialytic snack a special and thematic treat: 2 “broas castelares” (a Portuguese small sweet potato cake, typical in the Lisbon region).
Continue ReadingDiaverum inaugurates Integrated Renal Care Centre in Riyadh
Posted May 12, 2017
In the presence of the Kingdom’s Minister of Health, H.E. Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, we inaugurated our first Integrated Renal Care Centre (IRCC) in Riyadh in April. The new facility will bring new levels of renal care excellence integrating our d.ACADEMY training centre, dialysis centre, and a vascular access procedure room to optimise care delivery.
Continue ReadingHappy World Kidney Day 2017
Posted March 9, 2017
This year we want to raise the awareness for the connection between obesity and kidney diseases.
Continue ReadingPreventing kidney failure in Guinea-Bissau
Posted March 1, 2017
Dr. Catarina Carvalho, nephrologist at Diaverum Portugal, is leading a screening campaign in Guinea-Bissau.
Continue ReadingOut of the comfort zone – what it feels like to work in a clinic
Posted February 20, 2017
Employees not working in the clinics often know only theoretically how the dialysis treatment works. Therefore it is very accepted to take short trainings in the clinics to get an insight to the daily clinic routines. We spoke to Mariyana Nikolova, IT System Specialist in the Central IT department about her experience in our Crawley clinic:
Continue Reading“He would love to be a father and I keep feeling guilty for not being able to give that gift to him.”
Posted February 16, 2017
Ligia Maria Eusébio da Anunciação Santos (47) is a dialysis patient in our Estoril clinic in Portugal. Despite many difficulties she got married last year and on this occasion we spoke to her to congratulate the couple. The result was a very honest interview with deeply emotional insights on life as a patient:
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