Table 1.

Strategies for preventing AKI

Government	Funding support for AKI research in hospital and community on AKI incidence, outcome and mortality
	Funding support for setting up AKI registries
	Recognition of natural hazards for AKI: water sanitation, flooding, venomous animals
	Recognition of AKI in common infections: malaria, dengue, leptospirosis, HIV, post-infectious hemolytic uremic syndrome
	Better obstetric care
	Collaboration with health care professionals on educating the public about AKI prevention
Public	Aware of the potential problems of AKI and avoid unsupervised, indiscriminate and long-term use of nephrotoxic drugs and natural substances
General practitioners and physicians	Awareness of patients at risk for AKI and situations contributing to AKI
	Aware of pre-renal causes of AKI and of the need for early and appropriate rehydration and hemodynamic optimization in hypovolemic patients
	Aware of natural and man-made nephrotoxin, nephrotoxic drugs, herbs and indigenous medicine
	Judicious use of nephrotoxic drugs and aware of potential drug interactions
	Early recognition of AKI and early referral to nephrologists
Nephrologists	Establish and implement common AKI diagnostic criteria and definitions for prevention, treatment and research
	Find new diagnostic tools including inexpensive technology and biomarkers for AKI diagnosis and monitoring
	Adapt renal replacement therapy to regional needs, technique and resource availability