Learn about the ISN’s work in advocacy below.
Emphasis on Advancing Kidney Health through EU Funding Programs and Partnerships at the Annual European Kidney Forum
The ISN’s partner, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), alongside the MEP Group for Kidney Health, held its annual European Kidney Forum on June 18, bringing together high-level stakeholders to discuss concrete policies to benefit kidney patients in Europe. This year’s forum, “Unmet needs & challenges in access to treatments in Europe: the case of...
Read the ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum 2021 Report
The ISN is pleased to present the report, “Global Kidney Policy Forum 2021: Focus on North America and the Caribbean.” The report highlights the main kidney health challenges and opportunities affecting the region as outlined at the Global Kidney Policy Forum (GKPF), hosted during ISN’s Virtual World Congress of Nephrology (VWCN’21). The GKPF, based on the...
World Kidney Day Steering Committee Article Published in The Guardian Newspaper
The World Kidney Day (WKD) Steering committee co-chairs, Professor Robyn Langham and Professor Kam Kalantar, wrote an article on the Living Well with Kidney Disease Campaign, which features in a current supplement to the UK newspaper The Guardian. The article supports the recently launched Kidney Health 2021 Campaign initiated by Health Awareness, a Mediaplanet website dedicated to news, information, and personal...
The DICG Launches Course on the Declaration of Istanbul and Ethical Issues in Transplantation
Experts in the field of organ trafficking and transplant tourism will guide participants through important aspects of the Declaration of Istanbul (DOI), the role of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG), and ethical issues in transplantation. Access the complete course here by creating a free account. The ten-part course is designed to allow participants to complete each module at...