World Kidney Day

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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Meet the Official World Kidney Day 2022 Supporters

The ISN is pleased to present the World Kidney Day 2022 supporters. This year, the campaign centers on efforts to increase education and awareness of kidney health to reduce the stubbornly high CKD knowledge gap at all levels of kidney care. Our campaign supporters are building a collection of patient-focused and educational resources to bridge this...

World Kidney Day 2022: Discover and Use the Social Media Toolkit and Online Shop  

Explore the World Kidney Day (WKD) 2022 social media toolkit here. The toolkit is packed with information and resources to help you promote the WKD 2022 campaign theme 'Kidney health for all: Bridge the knowledge gap to better kidney care'. The toolkit, including text and visuals, presents different social media platforms and explains how best to...

New Resources Available to Support World Kidney Day Campaign

Check out a new section of the World Kidney Day (WKD) website hosting our campaign supporters' growing collection of patient-focused and educational resources. Discover WKD supporters and explore their free resources here. This year’s mission focuses on bridging the knowledge gaps to better kidney care. WKD supporters share their resources to tackle the CKD knowledge gap...