Learn about the ISN’s work in advocacy below.
Global Kidney Care Podcast: Advocacy Edition Part 1 – A Beginners’ Guide to Kidney Health
It’s shocking that although between 8 and 10% of the adult population live with some form of kidney damage, and millions die prematurely each year from complications related to kidney disease, “kidneys do not appear to be considered by the public as vital organs that need to be considered and kept healthy.” To address this...
ISN Advocacy Newsletter – Bridging the Gaps – April 2021
Bridging the Gaps - Our Quarterly Advocacy Newsletter showcasing the ISN in action: from speaking at the WHO Executive Board, The Global Kidney Policy Forum, WKD 2021 to Securing Priority COVID-19 Vaccines for Dialysis Patients and more Welcome, members and allies, to the second edition of Bridging the Gaps, the ISN’s quarterly update on how...
ISN launches Framework for Developing Dialysis Programs in Low-resource Settings
The ISN Immediate Past President, Vivekanand Jha, announced the launch of The ISN framework for developing dialysis programs in low-resource settings at the annual Global Kidney Policy Forum held at WCN'21 on April 16, 2021. Read more on this initiative in "Bringing equity in access to quality dialysis," recently published in The Lancet. The framework, developed...
ISN President Calls for the Protection of Dialysis Patients in Myanmar
The ISN President wrote to the WHO Director-General to highlight the catastrophic impact of the ongoing civil unrest in Myanmar, and the brutal military response, upon the country’s ~ 2000 dialysis patients, and to call for the WHO’s support in convincing the Myanmar military to minimize disruption to this vital healthcare treatment. Dialysis Patients in...