World Kidney Day
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a joint initiative between the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).
World Kidney Day is a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems.
World Kidney Day is an annual event that takes place worldwide. Hundreds of organizations and individuals launch initiatives and events on WKD to help raise awareness of kidney disease. Learn more about World Kidney Day here.
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Get ready for World Kidney Day 2020: Two Months Away
Celebrate World Kidney Day (WKD) by organizing an awareness event in your community: a sports event, a concert, a roundtable talk, a flash mob, or even a street fest. If you need help organizing a World Kidney Day event, download the 2020 “events guide”. If you’ve already planned your event, please add it to the interactive...
ISN at Kidney Week 2019
Meaghan Lunney, from the University of Alberta, Canada, presenting the abstract on ISN’s Global Kidney Health Atlas 2019, “Current Status of ESKD Care in World Countries and Regions,” during the morning session on November 9 at Kidney Week 2019. Thanks to all those who visited the ISN booth in Washington, as well as all the...
It’s World Kidney Day!
Today, we are celebrating Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately 10% of the world’s adult population: it is the 12th cause of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. Acute kidney injury (AKI), an important driver of CKD, affects over 13 million people worldwide...
A new ISN Affiliated Society joins the ranks!
A warm welcome to the Ivory Coast’s Nephrology Society. The Ivorian nephrology community is growing rapidly and is actively involved in many screening and prevention programs. This society has been actively engaged in World Kidney Day and organized various training courses, including last year’s nutrition conference and dialysis workshop as well as a joint symposium...