The enthusiasm and innovation of participants engaging in World Kidney Day (WKD) celebrations continue to inspire. Visit the Best Ideas page on the WKD website to find out more on: A group of Kidney Donors Athletes (KDA) who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. The Iranian Society of Nephrology quizzing pedestrians on their kidney knowledge, plus their series of educational videos. The Espace...
The National Kidney Foundation Samoa (NKFS) plays an important role in increasing awareness of chronic kidney disease in Samoa. As part of World Kidney Day 2019, the NKFS ran a successful month-long community screening campaign for chronic kidney disease (CKD). The survey results were analyzed by Dr. Malama Tafuna'i’, a doctor at the ISN...
As the Covid-19 pandemic had a disproportionate physical, mental and fiscal impact upon the world’s 850 million kidney patients, the International Society of Nephrology welcomes the WHO and its member states efforts in this area. That said, with related mortality continuing to increase yearly and projected to be the 5th leading cause of death by...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating physical, mental and fiscal impact on the millions of people living with circulatory health conditions. In addition to older age, people living with CVD, stroke, obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, and hypertension are at a particularly greater risk for severe forms of COVID-19 and its consequences. As such, the Global...
The ISN submitted a statement to the World Health Organization’s intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) calling on member states to prioritize ongoing prevention, screening, and treatment for kidney disease in national COVID-19 response and recovery plans in support of global kidney health during pandemics. This statement follows a joint statement submitted by the ISN and the...
The response to the #ShowYourKidneys online challenge has been outstanding, with almost 500 mentions made on Twitter between February 8 and March 28, reaching over 12 million people online! The challenge, launched as part of the World Kidney Day (WKD) 2022 campaign, is a simple, fun way to highlight where the kidneys are in the body and...
Bridging the Gaps: Policy Forum to Kidney Emoji - Discover the Latest ISN Advocacy Initiatives to Help Reduce Kidney Diseases & Improve Kidney Care Welcome members and allies to Bridging the Gaps, the ISN’s quarterly update on how we are advocating and collaborating with patients and partners to address the global burden of kidney disease. As a...
World Kidney Day (WKD) took place on March 10. Public and media attention for the WKD 2022 campaign attained notable reach: WKD content reached more than 447 million people on March 10 on Twitter with #worldkidneyday gaining over 172 million impressions The WKD website was viewed almost 125 000 times The official WKD press release was published by 409...
Read the current issue of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DICG) newsletter here. The DICG is a joint initiative of the ISN and the Transplantation Society This edition features: DICG content at WCN'22 The ISN Patient Liaison Advisory Group Abstract submission, TTS 2022 The recent DICG webinar held on transplantation issues and the global refugee...
Access the content at Seminars in Nephrology and ScienceDirect. Given the topic's relevance in these critical times, free access to the Seminars in Nephrology journal on "Conflict Nephrology" has been granted for six months (Volume 40, Issue 4, July 2020, edited by Sahar H. Koubar, Mohamed H. Sayegh).
