ISN Statement – Preventing the Next Pandemic: The Case for Investing in Circulatory Health – at the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
Statement at the 72nd WHOWPRO Session
The ISN Hosts European Kidney Health Alliance Meeting to Promote Kidney Care Within the EU
The ISN hosted the European Kidney Health Alliance's (EKHA) Board of Directors, September 21-22, 2021. EKHA leaders met virtually with the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) Group for Kidney Health on September 22 to discuss the role of the European Union in promoting kidney health and improving access to kidney disease treatment in...
Position Paper on Emergency Preparedness to Reduce Future Impact of Pandemics Is the Focus of GCCH Meeting
The Global Circulatory Health Coalition's (GCCH) October meeting, "Responding to COVID-19: Circulatory Health in Crisis," focused on the recent launch of the position paper, "Preventing the Next Pandemic: The Case for Investment in Circulatory Health." Past ISN President Vivekanand Jha was present at the virtual meeting and moderated one of the sessions. Read the paper...
Discover the Latest Edition of the DICG Newsletter
Read the September issue of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DICG) newsletter here. The current issue focuses on: A feature on organ trafficking in Assam, written by DICG members in India published in the national press. Recent articles on South Asia published in prominent transplantation journals authored by DICG leadership and members. A...
Kidney Health for All: Welcome to the World Kidney Day 2022 Campaign
The World Kidney Day (WKD) 2022 campaign has been launched in anticipation of WKD on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The WKD Joint Steering Committee has declared 2022 the year of “Kidney Health for All,” with the campaign focusing on bridging knowledge gaps to improve kidney health through increased kidney care education and awareness in the...
ISN responds to WHO consultation on recommendations to strengthen and monitor diabetes responses
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the WHO Discussion Paper: Draft recommendations to strengthen and monitor diabetes responses within national noncommunicable disease programmes, including potential targets and on the document Improving Health Outcomes of People with Diabetes Mellitus: Target Setting to Reduce the Global Burden of Diabetes...
Read the World Kidney Day 2021 Blog Series and Explore the Campaign’s Impact Report
The 2021 World Kidney Day (WKD) campaign included a series of guest blog posts from 17 kidney patients worldwide who shared their experiences, challenges, and hopes for the future. Read the inspiring blog articles here. Covering diverse ages, locations, types of kidney disease, and treatment options, these contributors all explore living well with kidney diseases. Do you have a kidney care story to share?...
Read Bridging the Gaps and Discover the ISN’s Latest Advocacy Initiatives
Did you catch ISN’s advocacy newsletter Bridging the Gaps in your inbox? Access the latest edition here. This bulletin is packed with updates on ISN’s advocacy efforts and collaborations toward reducing the global burden of kidney disease. The latest edition includes summaries of ISN's engagement at: The 74th World Health Assembly The European Kidney Forum The Third Annual Global Summit...
The ISN Strengthens Relations with the United Nations
The ISN is pleased to announce that the society has been officially granted consultative status to the United Nations' (UN) Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC). ECOSOC is one of the six main organs of the UN system that works to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development - economic, social, and environmental. It is the...
ISN Advocacy Newsletter – Bridging the Gaps – July 2021
Bridging the Gaps: ISN Advocacy In Action to Advance Kidney Health Welcome members and allies to the third edition of Bridging the Gaps, the ISN’s quarterly update on how we are advocating and collaborating with partners to tackle the global burden of kidney disease. Despite the ongoing workplace challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, a huge...
Read the Latest News on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
The July edition of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DICG) newsletter is now available. Read the DICG newsletter here. The current issue highlights: A report on the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Workshop held in June 2021. The most recent data from the WHO-ONT Global Observatory on worldwide activity in organ transplantation. Recognizing past and...
Explore and Share the ISN Dialysis Framework to Advance Kidney Care in Low-Resource Settings
The "ISN Framework for Developing Dialysis Programs in Low-Resource Settings," developed in collaboration with the WHO, is a resource-sensitive guide to help health systems develop solutions to care for kidney disease patients in low-resource settings. Read more on this initiative in The Lancet. There are significant global inequities in access to long-term dialysis. In LMIC countries,...
Next Edition of Bridging the Gaps Coming Soon
Look out for the third edition of ISN’s advocacy newsletter in your inbox. The upcoming edition of Bridging the Gaps is packed with updates on ISN’s advocacy initiatives and its role in helping to reduce the global burden of kidney diseases, including ISN's participation at: The 74th World Health Assembly The European Kidney Forum The Third Annual Global...
Celebrating ISN Collective-Member Societies: The Nephrology Society of Thailand
WKD T-shirts produced by the NST as part of World Kidney Day 2021 Activities Continuing ISN's current focus on presenting Collective-Member Societies in the ISN Oceania and South East Asia region, we spoke to Worawon Chailimpamontree, chair of the CKD prevention subcommittee, the Nephrology Society of Thailand (NST), about celebrating World Kidney Day (WKD) and...
Emphasis on Advancing Kidney Health through EU Funding Programs and Partnerships at the Annual European Kidney Forum
The ISN’s partner, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), alongside the MEP Group for Kidney Health, held its annual European Kidney Forum on June 18, bringing together high-level stakeholders to discuss concrete policies to benefit kidney patients in Europe. This year’s forum, “Unmet needs & challenges in access to treatments in Europe: the case of...
Read the ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum 2021 Report
The ISN is pleased to present the report, “Global Kidney Policy Forum 2021: Focus on North America and the Caribbean.” The report highlights the main kidney health challenges and opportunities affecting the region as outlined at the Global Kidney Policy Forum (GKPF), hosted during ISN’s Virtual World Congress of Nephrology (VWCN’21). The GKPF, based on the...
World Kidney Day Steering Committee Article Published in The Guardian Newspaper
The World Kidney Day (WKD) Steering committee co-chairs, Professor Robyn Langham and Professor Kam Kalantar, wrote an article on the Living Well with Kidney Disease Campaign, which features in a current supplement to the UK newspaper The Guardian. The article supports the recently launched Kidney Health 2021 Campaign initiated by Health Awareness, a Mediaplanet website dedicated to news, information, and personal...
The DICG Launches Course on the Declaration of Istanbul and Ethical Issues in Transplantation
Experts in the field of organ trafficking and transplant tourism will guide participants through important aspects of the Declaration of Istanbul (DOI), the role of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG), and ethical issues in transplantation. Access the complete course here by creating a free account. The ten-part course is designed to allow participants to complete each module at...
The ISN Framework for Developing Dialysis Programs in Low-Resource Settings: A Practical Guide for Sustainable Kidney Care Strategies
Download the "ISN framework for developing dialysis programs in low-resource settings" and share it with your network. The framework, developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), supports health systems to generate resource-sensitive solutions to care for kidney disease patients in low-resource settings. It provides broad guiding principles and intends to serve as a...
Register for the Spotlight on ISN Activities Webinar: World Kidney Day Edition
Join us on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 4 p.m. CEST: "ISN-IFKF Webinar: Spotlight on World Kidney Day - Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease." Register here. Get answers to your questions from an international lineup of speakers or share your World Kidney Day experience with the audience. The ISN' Spotlight Sessions' comprise a series of free online exchanges broadcast throughout the...