Learn about the ISN’s work in advocacy below.
Play your part in turning the WHO kidney health resolution into action
Advocating for national kidney health action just got easier. The ISN has developed a one-page tool for advocating with government and health system stakeholders showing how they can support the national implementation of the WHO kidney health resolution. Download and share the one-pager Based on an ISN-led policy paper published in The Lancet in May 2026, the one-pager outlines five practical steps countries can take to move from commitment to implementation,...
From resolution to action: New Lancet paper and WHA79 events spotlight kidney health
“By connecting policy, primary care, and health financing, we can help translate global commitments [for kidney health] into practical action and support progress in the lead-up to the 2027 UN High-Level Meeting on UHC.” Marcello Tonelli, co-author of the paper A new health policy paper published in The Lancet, led by ISN President Marcello Tonelli along with an international group of experts, sets out a step-by-step framework to help...
ISN at WHA79: Advancing kidney health action
ISN advances global action on kidney health at WHA79, one year after landmark WHO resolution May 23, 2026 The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) contributed to key discussions on kidney health during the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva, bringing together policymakers, clinicians, and global health partners to examine how recent global commitments can be translated...
ISN’s first official WHA side event to take place at WHA79 alongside an event co-hosted with Devex
As part of its broader engagement during the World Health Assembly (WHA79) in Geneva from May 18 to 23, 2026, the ISN will contribute to two side events on May 20, including an important milestone: the first official WHA side event for which the society was invited to submit a proposal. Taking place just days before the first anniversary of the WHO kidney health resolution's approval, discussions at WHA79 will build on...