 Hi, good morning. I am Dr. Balal Chairman of Manipal Hospital's Bangalore. Being a nephrologist at heart, I have a few messages for this upcoming world kidney day, which is kidney health for all. Kidneys are two wonderful organs that God has given us, not only to clean our blood, but also to maintain our blood pressure, maintain our hemoglobin, keep our bones strong and also make sure our internal balance is well maintained. The most common cause of kidney disease all across the globe, including our country, is diabetes, hypertension, obesity, genetic disease of the kidney and many a time taking medications either known or unknown. Kidney disease is eminently preventable and we all need to work on prevention of kidney disease rather than cure, which is much more expensive. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is better than a ton of cure.