Learn about the ISN’s work in advocacy below.
The ISN Presents and Supports Statements to Advance Kidney Health at the WHO’s 74th World Health Assembly
The World Health Organization (WHO) held its 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) virtually between May 24 and June 1. Working alongside members of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health (GCCH) and other partners, including the Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Alliance, the World Dental Federation, and the International Association for Dental Research, the ISN was privileged to...
ISN Urges the 74th WHA to Adopt the Resolution on Social Determinants of Health
74th World Health Assembly Statement on Agenda Item 22.1 Social Determinants of Health Honorable Chair, distinguished delegates, The ISN urges the WHO and Member States to adopt the resolution on Social Determinants of Health and accelerate action to tackle the root causes of kidney failure, alongside efforts to reduce the burden of the disease. Social, environmental, and economic...
ISN, Alongside its Partners, Urges the 74th WHA to Adopt the Resolution on Diabetes Prevention and Management, Including Access to Insulin
74th World Health Assembly Statement on Agenda Item 13.2 Resolution on Diabetes Prevention and Management, Including Access to Insulin Honourable Chair, distinguished Delegates, The International Diabetes Federation, on behalf of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations, International Association for Dental Research, International Society of Nephrology, FDI World Dental Federation, World Heart Federation, World Stroke Organisation, and supported...
ISN Urges the 74th WHA to Take Immediate Actions to Advance Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health
74th World Health Assembly Statement on Agenda Item 16 Committing to implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health (2016−2030) Honorable Chair, distinguished delegates, The ISN welcomes the report by the WHO Director-General on Committing to implementation of the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030) and reiterates its support for the...