Learn about the ISN’s work in advocacy below.
0by25 Initiative and Global Burden of Disease agree for AKI inclusion in 2014 report
The ISN is partnering with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation to incorporate Acute Kidney Injury incidence data from the Initiative into the upcoming Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2014 Study. The GBD Study is the world’s largest single source of leading contributors to health loss within society. Incorporation of AKI into this study...
DICG heads to kidney transplantation talks in Croatia
Representatives from the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) took part in meetings with representatives from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia as well as Serbia organized by at the Croatian Ministry of Health in Zagreb, Croatia from October 14 to 15, 2014. A Federal Center for Transplantation within the Ministry of Health in...
Celebrate World Kidney Day on March 12, 2015
World Kidney Day will be celebrated on March 12, 2015. This time around the focus is on Kidney Health for All. Research shows that some communities suffer from a higher prevalence and incidence of kidney disease, lack adequate access to treatments or do not have the means or the education to take preventive measures. World...
DICG meets Pope Francis
On September 19, 2014, representatives from the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City. This private audience was arranged by the Mayor of Rome to derive support for the principles of the Declaration of Istanbul (DOI). DICG has been invited to submit a reference document that Pope Francis will use in...