World Kidney Day covered by NBC New York
NBC New York News 4's Contessa Brewer talks to Dr. Leonard Stern about kidney health and the goal of this year's World Kidney Day. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO WATCH
World Kidney Day: ready, steady, go!
Today is World Kidney Day (WKD), a joint initiative between ISN and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) - raising 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. Many of you are already doing so...
The importance of being a champion
When the World Kidney Day team contacted me a few months ago, I was stunned. They wanted me to be a World Kidney Day champion! As a Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patient I understood the importance of the task very well, and when the ISN Blog asked me to write something I knew perfectly...
World Kidney Day is just around the corner!
We have been receiving an amazing amount of events pinned on the World Kidney Day (WKD) events map from practically everywhere in the world. Every year our supporters get more creative in finding ways to engage people and raise awareness on this important cause. Marathons, walkathons, street demonstrations, charity dinners, lectures or cooking competitions -...
On March 13, 2014 start the day with a glass of water
On March 13th this year, we invite you all to celebrate World Kidney Day by starting your day with a glass of water. We would like to have as many people as possible around the world drinking a glass of water to think about their kidneys on this very special day. Why a glass of water?...
World Kidney Day 2014: get all the material online
This month we are gearing up for World Kidney Day. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in aging populations is the theme for this year. Have you decided what you are doing to raise awareness on March 13, 2014? CLICK HERE to download all you will need for your activity. All the material is now available for you to download...
Outcome WKD 2013: Acute Kidney Injury – Stop Kidney Attack!
World Kidney Day (WKD) started with an extraordinary bang this year, as the new website was launched – giving everybody even more of a reason to share what they were doing on the day. The site is filled with new features including an event map, access to bright new materials and social media discussions. The theme of...
Outcome WKD 2013: Acute Kidney Injury – Stop Kidney Attack!
World Kidney Day (WKD) started with an extraordinary bang this year, as the new website was launched – giving everybody even more of a reason to share what they were doing on the day. The site is filled with new features including an event map, access to bright new materials and social media discussions. The theme of...
Europe called on to reduce the growing burden of CKD
As part of this year's World Kidney Day celebrations, the ISN took part in a seminar on March 5, 2013 at the European Parliament in Brussels, organized by the European Kidney Health Alliance of which ISN is a member, and hosted by MEP Zofija Mazej Kukovic, new Chair of the MEP Group for Kidney...
Raising Awareness of AKI: A Call to Arms
The following is an ISN Blog entry by Ravi Mehta written in 2013. Worldwide, acute kidney injury (AKI) is now well recognized to be associated with poor patient outcomes including mortality, development of chronic kidney disease and increased resource utilization. While this knowledge has generated considerable interest and led to significant advances in defining...