As highlighted in ISN’s mission, ISN strives to bridge the gaps of available care through advocacy and collaborations with our global partners. The ISN Advocacy Working Group thus implements one of the strategic priorities of the International Society of Nephrology.
Advocacy Working Group Members
| First Name | Last Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie | Luyckx | Chair | Switzerland |
| Ifeoma | Ulasi | Deputy Chair | Nigeria |
| Adeera | Levin | Member | Canada |
| Robyn | Langham | Member | Australia |
| Pauline | Abou-Jaoude | Member | Lebanon |
| Maria Carlota | Gonzalez Bedat | Member | Uruguay |
| Vivekanand | Jha | Member | India |
| Elliot | Tannor | Member | Ghana |
| Yewondwossen | Tadesse | Member | Ethiopia |
| Olimkhon | Sharapov | Member | Uzbekistan |
| Muhammad Iqbal Abdul | Hafidz | Member | Malaysia |
| Viviane | Calice-Silva | Member | Brazil |
| Boris | Bikbov | Member | Italy |
| Jorge | Cerda | Advisor | USA |
| Bill | Wang | Member (PLAG chair) | Hong Kong |
| Marcello | Tonelli | Member (ExCom Liaison) | Canada |
| Brendan | Smyth | Observer | Australia |
| Shefali | Sandal | Observer | Canada |
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).
The mission of World Kidney Day is to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide.
World Kidney Day Steering Committee Members
| First Name | Last Name | Role | Secondary Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassilios | Liakopoulos | Co-Chair | ISN | Greece |
| Alessandro | Balducci | Co-Chair | IFKF-WKA | Italy |
| Li-Li | Hsiao | Deputy Chair | ISN | United States |
| Ricardo | Correa-Rotter | Member | ISN | Mexico |
| Augusto Cesar | Soares Dos Santos Jr | Member | ISN | Brazil |
| Magdalena | Machalska | Member | ISN WKD Project Director | Brussels |
| Siu Fai | Lui | Member | IFKF-WKA WKD Project Director | Hong Kong |
| Latha | Kumaraswami | Member | IFKF-WKA | India |
| Dina | Abdellatif | Member | IFKF-WKA | Egypt, Arab Republic |
| Ágnes | Haris | Member | IFKF-WKA | Hungary |