How CuraKidney Dialysis Center Strengthens Patient Safety During Infection Control Week 2025 | Dialysis Center in Marikina and Pasig
CuraKidney Joins the Global Call to Stand UPPPP for Infection Prevention: Unite, Prevent, Protect, Prevail.
In the Philippines, infection remains one of the leading causes of hospitalization and severe complications among dialysis patients. Local nephrology data across large dialysis networks and government reports repeatedly show how infection-related access issues, bloodstream infections, and catheter-related infections continue to burden Filipino kidney patients — in some centers, infection-related ER visits and admissions still take up a large portion of avoidable health cost. Many studies from our region show that infection rates in low-to-middle income Asian countries can be significantly higher compared to nations with more standardized infection control programs.
This is why infection control in dialysis is not just a safety protocol — it is a life-preserving culture.
And this year, CuraKidney joined the global movement by celebrating International Infection Control Week (October 19–25, 2025) in a way that is participatory, practical, empowering, and deeply patient-centered.
Keeping dialysis safe is not theoretical for CuraKidney. It is daily reality. It is every needle insertion. It is every vascular access handled correctly. It is every disinfected surface. It is every session where the patient feels protected, respected, and valued.
Because safe dialysis = better long term life.
A National Reality That Needs Stronger Focus
Dialysis is rapidly rising in the Philippines — new centers are opening, patient volume increases every quarter, and with it comes a greater national responsibility to make every single session safe.
Life expectancy of dialysis patients changes dramatically depending on infection control systems. When infection is prevented, access is preserved… and when access is preserved, continuity of dialysis is preserved… and when continuity is preserved, quality of life improves.
This is why CuraKidney believes advancing kidney care in the country must always deeply include infection control — not as a compliance checklist but as a culture of protection.
How CuraKidney Celebrated International Infection Control Week 2025
CuraKidney patients received Infection Control Kits — carefully assembled with alcohol, masks, wipes, tissues, and educational pamphlets designed to empower behavior change beyond the center.
Education dissolves fear. Tools remove barriers. Empowerment builds habits.
Dr. Ethan Elijah Suarez and Dr. Jesua Sarte led an engaging patient talk on prevention — tackling real risks, demystifying common patient misconceptions, demonstrating small daily practical habits, and reinforcing how patients themselves are powerful protectors of their access and their own health.
Because infection prevention is not passive. It is participatory.
Patients are not “just patients.” They are co-defenders of their life line.
We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to our partners, Concordia Med Corporation, whose shared support helped make this celebration meaningful and impactful for our community.
When healthcare, partners, and patients move together — protection compounds.
Safe Care. Shared Responsibility. CuraKidney.
Infection control cannot depend solely on the staff. It cannot depend solely on doctors. It cannot depend solely on system checks.
The safest dialysis systems globally are those where everyone—patients, healthcare workers, cleaning teams, supply partners, doctors, families — all share the same culture of vigilance.
This is what CuraKidney wants to champion and normalize here in the Philippines.
Safer outcomes begin with everyday decisions. Hand hygiene. Proper masking. Correct access handling. Clean surfaces. Not touching connections unnecessarily. Following instructions with consciousness.
The future of dialysis in this country cannot just focus on machine technology, dialysis subsidies, or access expansion. It must invest deeply in infection prevention because that is the frontline defense that protects every session.
International Infection Control Week is a global reminder.
But CuraKidney chooses to make this a year-round identity — because our patients step into dialysis 3x a week, not once a year.
We will continue to strengthen education. We will continue to standardize practices. We will continue to partner with organizations who share this mission. And we will continue to build a community where patients feel equipped, empowered, and protected — every single dialysis session they attend.
Safer dialysis protects tomorrow—session after session, day after day. CuraKidney remains committed to a future where every patient can live fuller, longer, and with dignity.
CuraKidney Dialysis & Renal Care Center
📍G/F Ayala Malls Feliz, Pasig City
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