Insight

May 26, 2025

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Highlights  I  May 26, 2025
Rare but real: New ISN fact sheet highlights the burden of rare kidney diseases
Get ahead of CKD with new toolbox: Take action with this new ISN resource
“The curriculum was extraordinary” — GN Primer Course in Nairobi
Global voices, local action: ISN’s June engagements
   The next edition of Insight will appear on June 16
Victory for kidney health: WHO adopts landmark resolution
The WHO has adopted the first-ever resolution on kidney health at WHA78 — a milestone that acknowledges the urgent global burden of kidney disease. This decision follows tireless advocacy led by Guatemala and strongly supported by the ISN and its partners.
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In focus
Share your research with the global kidney community
Whether you’re presenting breakthrough clinical research, public health strategies, basic science innovations, case reports, or a late-breaking clinical trial, submitting an abstract to WCN’26 is your chance to contribute to the future of global kidney care and be published in a congress supplement to Kidney International Reports®.
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Train in the UK: New ISN Fellowship honors Professor Magdi Yaqoob
Ambitious early-career nephrologists from low-, lower-middle-, and upper-middle-income countries can now apply for the Muhammad Magdi Yaqoob Fellowship, offering hands-on nephrology training at the renowned Royal London Hospital or an ISN Regional Training Center.
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From data to action: The growing global impact of the ISN-GKHA
In a personal blog for PLOS Global Public Health, Marina Wainstein shares how contributing to the ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas connected her clinical, research, and advocacy work — and how this growing resource continues to shape better kidney care worldwide.
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New global initiative to protect kidney patients in crises
The ISN joins forces with Direct Relief, ASN, and ERA to launch a coordinated humanitarian effort ensuring kidney patients continue receiving care during natural disasters and human conflicts worldwide.
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Explore opportunities and resources
Last few days! Apply by June 1 for an ISN Interventional Nephrology Scholarship
Nominate a candidate for the ISN 2026 Awards by June 13
Read the first-person account and apply as a mentee to the ISN Mentorship initiative by July 1
 
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