Beginnings
NKFS was established in 1969 by Dr Khoo Oon Teik, a nephrologist, and a group of individuals successfully established Singapore's first dialysis unit at the Singapore General Hospital. The late Dr Khoo spearheaded the mission to save the lives of patients who were afflicted by kidney failure. The late Yusof bin Ishak, the first President of Singapore and Patron of the Foundation, officially inaugurated the NKFS in Singapore on 7 April, the World Health Day.
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