Advocacy

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 NameLast NameRole 
ValerieLuyckxChairSwitzerland
IfeomaUlasiDeputy ChairNigeria
AdeeraLevinMemberCanada
RobynLanghamMemberAustralia
PaulineAbou-JaoudeMemberLebanon
Maria CarlotaGonzalez BedatMemberUruguay
VivekanandJhaMemberIndia
ElliotTannorMember Ghana
YewondwossenTadesseMemberEthiopia
OlimkhonSharapovMemberUzbekistan
Muhammad Iqbal AbdulHafidzMemberMalaysia
VivianeCalice-SilvaMemberBrazil
BorisBikbovMember Italy
JorgeCerdaAdvisorUSA
Bill Wang Member (PLAG chair)Hong Kong
Marcello TonelliMember (ExCom Liaison)Canada
Brendan SmythObserverAustralia
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 NameLast NameRoleSecondary Role 
VassiliosLiakopoulosCo-ChairISNGreece
AlessandroBalducciCo-ChairIFKF-WKAItaly
Li-Li HsiaoDeputy ChairISNUnited States
RicardoCorrea-RotterMemberISNMexico
Augusto CesarSoares Dos Santos JrMemberISNBrazil
MagdalenaMachalskaMemberISN WKD Project DirectorBrussels
Siu FaiLuiMemberIFKF-WKA WKD Project DirectorHong Kong
LathaKumaraswamiMemberIFKF-WKAIndia
DinaAbdellatifMemberIFKF-WKAEgypt, Arab Republic
ÁgnesHarisMemberIFKF-WKAHungary