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Statement by the International Society of Nephrology on behalf of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health at the 73rd edition of World Health Assembly

Given the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with NCDs and circulatory conditions such as kidney disease, diabetes, CVD, and stroke, the International Society of Nephrology, International Diabetes Federation, World Heart Federation, and World Stroke Organization reiterate our support for Political Declaration (A73/5) on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. As...

November 9, 2020Advocacy, WHORead more...

Statement by the International Society of Nephrology on maternal, fetal and child nutrition at the 73rd edition of World Health Assembly

Given the strong association between poor maternal, fetal and child nutrition, and an increased risk of kidney disease in adult life, the International Society of Nephrology welcomes the adoption of the World Health Organization Decision EB146(20) on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. Poor maternal health and nutrition before and during pregnancies can have adverse...

November 9, 2020Advocacy, WHORead more...

ISN Joins Stakeholder Consultation on the Development of the WHO Global Diabetes Compact

Professor Ifeoma Ulasi, University of Nigeria, ISN Advocacy Working Group member, and Paul Laffin, ISN Advocacy Director, participated in the WHO Stakeholder Consultation on the Development of the WHO Global Diabetes Compact on October 14, 2020. The WHO Global Diabetes Compact, to be launched in April 2021, builds on the Global Hearts Initiative to focus...

October 27, 2020Advocacy, News, WHORead more...

ISN to Contribute to WHO Regional Committee Meetings

The ISN continues to strengthen its collaboration with the World Health Organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, besides attending the World Health Assembly, the ISN will participate in the 72nd Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas and the 71st session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western...

September 28, 2020Advocacy, News, WHORead more...

The ISN Supports WHO’s Landmark Resolution at the World Health Assembly

On May 18, 2020, the ISN represented the global kidney health community at the 73rd session of the WHO’s World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva. At this historic WHA, which took place virtually due to COVID-19-related restrictions, delegates adopted a landmark resolution to press for solidarity in addressing the pandemic. The resolution calls for a joint and intensified effort...

May 29, 2020Advocacy, WHORead more...
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World Kidney Day 2020 Impact Report: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere – from Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care

A press conference takes place in Honduras as part of the WKD 2020 campaign World Kidney Day (WKD) has released its Impact Report from the WKD 2020 Campaign which highlighted the importance of lifestyle interventions to prevent kidney diseases. On March 12, 2020, over 1200 WKD activities in almost 100 countries raised awareness of accessible approaches toward kidney health. Diverse regional...

April 30, 2020Advocacy, News, WHORead more...

ISN stands with the WHO

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN), with its mission to improve kidney health worldwide and ensure that all people have equitable access to sustainable kidney health, has noted with alarming concern that President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The global healthcare community has appreciated the...

April 28, 2020Advocacy, WHORead more...

ISN Attends WHO Executive Board Meeting

ISN was invited and pleased to attend the 146th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) from February 3-8, 2020. This year the EB Meeting addressed topics extremely relevant to kidney patients, such as the advancement of primary care and the implementation of the recent Political Declaration on Universal Health...

February 10, 2020Advocacy, News, WHORead more...

ISN takes stage at WHO meeting in Geneva

ISN recently participated in the 144th World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting that took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from January 24 to February 1st, 2019. This was a valuable opportunity to highlight the case of kidney disease worldwide, calling for integrated action on prevention, early detection and management. During the meeting, ISN was asked to...

February 15, 2019Events, News, WHORead more...

ISN presence at the World Health Assembly

ISN looks forward to representing the kidney health community at this week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO), this assembly’s program is a busy affair for ISN. Two major agenda points are set to be agreed upon among the WHO member states. This includes the organization’s...

May 21, 2018Advocacy, Events, News, WHORead more...

HEARTS: highlighting CKD and CVD prevention

ISN is calling for the implementation of the HEARTS technical package on cardiovascular disease prevention. The World Health Organization and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention have developed the HEARTS technical package as part of the GLOBAL HEARTS INITIATIVE, of which ISN is a partner. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause...

May 14, 2018Initiatives, News, WHORead more...

A trusted leader

In January 2012, ISN became the only nephrology society in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). How is the ISN community using this opportunity to voice the needs of kidney patients and bridge gaps in global care? For over five years, ISN has put continued efforts into working as a WHO Non-State Actor...

January 30, 2018News, WHORead more...

ISN at the WHO in Geneva

Last week, we joined the World Health Organization (WHO) executive board meeting to comment on its 2019-2023 general program of work (GPW). Member States, international NGOs and non-state actors in official relations with WHO shared their views. We lent our support to the strategy’s general principles, which align with the 2030 sustainable development agenda. But,...

November 24, 2017News, WHORead more...

WHO announces new Director General

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been appointed as World Health Organization (WHO) Director General after receiving a clear majority of the votes from WHO Member States. He will take office on July 1st, 2017. Upon hearing the news, ISN President David Harris stated: ‘I strongly welcome the new Director General and I look forward to a...

May 23, 2017News, WHORead more...

ISN contributes to WHO stakeholder consultation on tackling NCDs

In September 2016, ISN was invited to participate to a World Health Organisation (WHO) stakeholder consultation on the revision of Appendix 3 of the WHO NCD Global Action Plan 2013-2020. In the consultation response, ISN stressed the importance of kidney disease as a ’neglected’ disease, which raises important public health concerns worldwide and should be...

September 26, 2016News, WHORead more...

ISN participates in high-level WHO meeting in Copenhagen

Last week, ISN joined European health ministers and high-level representatives from 53 Member States at the 66th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe to discuss the challenges of tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe. At the meeting, ISN strongly supported the goals and implementation of the 2030...

September 19, 2016ISN Participates, News, WHORead more...

ISN heads to Copenhagen for WHO Regional Committee

ISN will attend the 66th session of World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe, taking place in Copenhagen as of September 12, 2016. ISN Advocacy advisor Dr. Valerie Luyckx will contribute to the current discussions on health on behalf of the nephrology community in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and...

September 12, 2016Events, News, WHORead more...

Kidney disease acknowledged as NCD at UN meeting

Recent ISN efforts to better position kidney disease on the global health agenda paid off recently as kidney disease was mentioned in the resolution stemming from the recent United Nations High Level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The document recognizes that: “renal, oral and eye diseases pose a major health burden for many countries and that these...

August 14, 2016Advocacy, News, WHORead more...

CKDu in Sri Lanka

Adeera Levin, Marcello Tonelli and David Harris represented ISN at a three-day workshop sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), which took place in April in Colombo and focused on the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu). This is afflicting a large number of agricultural workers in Sri Lanka, particularly in...

May 19, 2016News, Regional Activities, WHORead more...

CKDu in Sri Lanka’s population

On December 16, 2015, Georgi Abraham and I had the honor of being invited to discussions with Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena, the country’s Minister of Health as well as the leadership of the Sri Lankan Society of Nephrology. We set out to address issues related to the epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of undetermined...

January 12, 2016Advocacy, News, Regional Activities, WHORead more...