We are excited to welcome Ms. Courtney-Dawn Johnson as a volunteer with the Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation (JKKF). Ms. Johnson will be working with children receiving dialysis, offering educational support to help them stay engaged with their learning while undergoing treatment. Her contribution will make a meaningful difference in ensuring that our young patients continue to grow academically and confidently, even as they manage their health challenges.

JKKF Teacher- Ms. Courtney-Dawn Johnson

Through the generous support of the CHASE Fund, the Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation has been able to donate a brand-new Peritoneal Dialysis Home Choice Claria Cycler to the University of the West Indies. 

We extend heartfelt thanks to the CHASE Fund for making this possible. This vital piece of equipment will significantly enhance the quality of care and treatment available to children living with chronic kidney disease.

At the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the first-ever resolution focused on kidney health, marking a historic turning point in the fight against this silent global epidemic.

The WHO resolution, “Reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through the promotion of kidney health and strengthening prevention and control of kidney disease,”  was led by Guatemala with support from countries and stakeholders around the world.

The Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation was invited to the Church of Transfiguration Health Fair. 

Thank you to the Church of Transfiguration for inviting us. We had a great time sharing our information and interacting with the children and the elderly.

Thank you to Sol Jamaica for their donation to our Foundation. We are extremely grateful for this donation as it will help us to continue our mission of improving the care of children with kidney disease in Jamaica and reducing the likeliness of children dying from kidney disease because of poverty.

We thank you with deepest gratitude for including the Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation in your celebration of friendship, "Love Actually". The donations have helped us to provide hemodialysis catheters from our own funding, while awaiting the CHASE-funded shipment.

Thank you all for your kindness to the foundation, and may you receive many blessings.

Master of Ceremonies Ms Fae Ellington pictured at the "Love Actually" Dinner with our Founder, Dr. Maolynne Miller

Monthly, the Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation spends at least $300,000 on medications for the Kidney Kids, as well as additional sums for catheters or whatever other medical supplies that may be needed for treatment. 

The Binocrit 4000 erythropoietin is the most expensive medication that we supply monthly. For the month, we supply 7 boxes for our Kidney Kids, which costs $250,000.

The binocrit is used to treat anemia in chronic kidney disease. It stimulates the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells and reduce the need for blood transfusions. All our kidney kids on dialysis need this medication. 

Please help us to continue to support the needs of our children. Our monthly goal for donations is $450,000. This cost will help us to cover the monthly donation needs, as well as any other medical supply that the Kidney Kids may need.

The Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation is extremely grateful for the help we have received from The CHASE Fund in our mission to save lives. Through the CHASE Fund, we were able to acquire dialysis equipment for our Kidney Kids at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Paediatric Dialysis Unit.

The JKKF continues to donate catheters and medication monthly to aid in the care of our children with kidney disease. These donations help to save or lengthen the life of a child on dialysis. 

We are currently financially strapped and need help to continue supporting the children. We would like to encourage you all to donate, even if it is just $100, every little counts. 
 

"Alone, we can do little, but together, we can do so much." - Helen Keller

Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation gives thanks to God and all our supporters for enabling us to still be around to serve our vulnerable Kidney Kids.

The Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation is grateful to all of our members, donors, volunteers, and everyone who has supported us throughout the years. We truly appreciate all of you and your contribution to the foundation over the 12 years of existence. We will continue to recognise our blessings and be grateful for each one.

Now, as is customary, we publicly thank some of the tremendously generous people and entities who have contributed to us effectively achieving our goals. We are deeply grateful to you: Adam, Anthony and Andrea Clayton, Alia Atkinson, Althea Hosang & family, Andrea Mason, Andrew Cocking, Anna Bucknor, Anne Wallace, Annette Phillpotts, Anthea Newman, Archibald and Odette Campbell, Basil Lue, Belinda Lee, Benjamin Jones, Catherine Kabasele, Cathy Hendrickson Kerr, Cheryl Longmore, Cheyenne and Mark Gayle, Christina McBean, Clauden McCalla Miller, Craig Chin, Davlyn Dewars, Denis Cohen and Erraine Young, Douglas Aris, Dr Patterson, Earl and Judith Jarrett, Elizabeth Goffe, Elizabeth Shay, Eleanor Haisley, Dr Eve Palomino Lue, Faithlyn Dowdie, Fujitsu Caribbean, Garfield Reece, Gary & Bernadette Barrow and family, Gordon and Gia Lee, Graham Dunkley, Hamlyn Scott, Howard Gordon, Jacquie Aris, Jaydon Carter, Jean Rose, Jeehan Miller, Jemille Corke,  Jonathan Johnson, Judith Jarrett, Juliet Gallimore, June Saunders, Junior and Marlene Taylor, Kaci Gardner, Kathrina Walker, Kayla Jeffery, Kelly Ann Mc Kenzie, Kenesha Black, Kevaughan and Britney Douce, Kristen Facey, Klandine Thomas, Latoya Lovejoy, Lauren Campbell, Lauren Schuler, Liscarl Bell, Marie Radcliffe, Clare Marlene Taylor, Marlon Mahon, Modupeola Abayami, Monica Gayle, Mr. Kurt Wedderburn, Mrs. Hemmings, Naita Chamberlain, Naomi Davis, Natalie Ross, Natalie Shaw, Nickesha Mullings, Olivia Bennett, Onika Miller, Peta-Gaye Fairclough, Phyllando Kelly, Phyllis Reynolds, Pietra Brown, Rekelear Lawrence, Remero Brown, Renee Rattray, Roena Williams, Russlyn Sykes, Saffrey Brown, Shane Alexis, Shenreka Masters and family,  Stewart McKoy, Tajae Dowdie, Terrence Mignott, Terry Chin & family, William Tavares-Finson, Tony Ann Farquharson, Whitney Ann Taylor, Winsome Gibbs, Winsome Jureidini, Xhaeyion Kelly, Abbott Nutritionals, Art Connect JA, CB Facey Foundation, C.R. Hylton & Co., Carolling at Beethoven, CHASE Fund, Deryck A. Gibson Ltd., Development Bank of Jamaica, Devon House Bakery, Elite Diagnostics Imaging Services Ltd., Ennis Dental & Medical Supplies, Eyeglass Factory Ltd., Grace Kennedy Bank and Foundation, IRAD Ltd., International Paediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA), Jamaica Junior Theatre, JN Group, John R. Wong Super Market, Kiwanis Club of Friends Across Borders, Kiwanis Club of Young Professionals, Loshusan Supermarket, Manor Park Pharmacy, Massy United Insurance Ltd., MAXBROWN International, Medical Products Ltd., Microlabs Ltd., Monarch Pharmacy, National Commercial Bank, NCB Foundation, Nestle, National Housing Trust, National Packaging Corporation, Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Ltd., Rotary Club of St. Andrew North and partners, Ruthven Medical Centre, Sagicor Foundation, Sirgany family, Sun Island Jamaica Ltd., Scoops Unlimited (Devon House I SCREAM), Sheryl Haye, Super Valu Home Centres, Super Valu Supermarket, Supervalu Towne Centre, TruTorials, UNICEF Jamaica, UNFPA Zip Teq Ltd. as well as the many generous patients at Ruthven Medical Centre, and shoppers at all the stores which have our donation tins/ boxes.