Global Kidney Policy Forum

ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum

April 16, 2021 9:30-13:40 EDT

Global Kidney Policy Forum moderator
Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet

Image credit: Douglas Fry for Piranah Photography.

Global Kidney Policy Forum speaker
Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Global Kidney Policy Forum speaker
Dr Soumya Swaminathan
Chief Scientist at WHO

The Global Kidney Policy Forum: Focus On North America and The Caribbean was the third in an ongoing series of ISN Policy Forums. The unique format brought an international focus to the key kidney health challenges and opportunities affecting the North America and Caribbean region.

Given the health disparities identified during the global COVID-19 pandemic, this GKPF highlighted some of the challenges faced by specific populations in accessing kidney healthcare.

The Forum’s overarching objective is to enable policy makers, patients, clinicians and administrators/funders to better understand the opportunities to improve kidney health within their region(s), and propose concrete solutions that will help deliver such goals.