Additional Advocacy Activities
ISN represented at the Global Noncommmunicable Disease Alliance Forum
The third Global Noncommunicable Diseases Alliance (NCDA) Forum is being held in Sharja, UAE, from February 9 to 11, 2020. ISN, a partner of the NCDA, joined the Forum to represent kidney diseases worldwide. The theme of the Forum was “Bridging the Gap” and focused on ways to accelerate the translation of political commitment into action, especially in light...
ISN joins NCDA
ISN is pleased to have become a full member of the NCD Alliance (NCDA) to accelerate political commitment and action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, including kidney disease. Prof. David Harris, ISN President said: ‘We are delighted to work with colleagues from other disease communities to keep the pressure on United Nation Member States and...
Second ISN Global Kidney Health Summit takes place in UAE
In March, 91 global leaders in nephrology, other renal healthcare workers and healthcare policymakers met at the second Global Kidney Health Summit in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to develop a strategy to address the unmet needs of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) around the world over the next 5 to 10 years. ‘We need...
Presenting the Kidney Collection survey
The team behind the ISN Kidney Collection have shared some first facts about this survey that assesses how care is delivered and decisions are made when providing dialysis and end-stage kidney disease care in low- and middle-income countries. 133 individuals from 39 low- and middle-income countries took part. They helped collect and collate 95 original...