Learn about the ISN’s work in advocacy below.
Three Days Until World Kidney Day – Celebrate With Us on March 9!
Please Join the ISN and thousands of others worldwide on March 9 to help raise awareness of the importance of kidney health and care, especially when unforeseen challenges arise. Getting involved in the 2023 campaign "Kidney Health for All - Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable!" is easier than ever: Create an awareness-raising activity in...
What Are the Effects of Disastrous Events on People Living With Kidney Disease? Listen to the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast on the 2023 World Kidney Day Campaign
Hear an important discussion on World Kidney Day (WKD) goals to raise awareness of the impact of natural and man-made disasters on people living with kidney disease. Listen to the podcast here. Members of the WKD Steering Committee and the ISN Kidney Disaster Preparedness Working Group, Dr. Dina Abdellatif, Dr. Li-Li Hsiao, Dr. Ali Abu-Alfa, and...
“The Silent Killer That Needs Our Voice” – Awareness-Raising Editorial by ISN President Published in the Journal of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
An editorial by ISN President Professor Agnes Fogo has been published in the winter edition of the Journal of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (JAAPI). Read the open-access article here. "Kidney Disease: The Silent Killer That Needs Our Voice" includes the most recent data on the burden of kidney disease, raising awareness of...
The Younger Generation Takes a Stance: Inaugural Meeting of the WHO Youth Council
Members of the WHO Youth Council at their inaugural meeting at the WHO headquarters in Geneva in January By Marina Wainstein, ISN Young Nephrologists Committee chair and Advocacy Working Group member From January 27 to 30, the World Health Organization in Geneva hosted the inaugural meeting of the WHO Youth Council. The council was created as a...