Other initiatives

This project, about kidney health and kidney diseases, is a cooperation of Chiesi and the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine in Prague.

Every year, the Portuguese Society of Nephrology is organizing activities for World Kidney Day.

The Slovenian Society of Nephrology is participating in World Kidney Day. Different information material was prepared for the WKD campaign.

Every year, the Spanish Society of Nephrology is participating in World Kidney Day. Additionally, the S.E.N. organized a mentoring program for collaboration between CKD patients.

The Swedish Society of Nephrology has close cooperation with the national healthcare organization, which has written national guidelines on how to screen the general population for chronic kidney disease and how to prevent and slow the deterioration of chronic kidney disease.

The website and ebook Kidney Education provide comprehensive information on kidney disease and its prevention. For the benefit of patients and laypersons, the information was translated by a team of dedicated nephrologists into many different languages. Kidney Health Information is available in 37 different languages.

World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys. Every year in March, many hundred events take place all over the world. World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).

The mission of the international Guardians For Health initiative is to drive guideline implementation for cardio-renal protection in type 2 diabetes and to empower clinicians and people living with type 2 diabetes to engage in shared decision-making. In doing so, Guardians For Health aims to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development target of reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one third by the year 2030.

The Life/ Nephrology Campus is an online educational platform for scientific exchange. The platform provides multiple online learning opportunities such as lectures and webinars and recordings from different scientific meetings as well as educational videos and podcast material.

NephroCare is providing information for kidney patients in many European languages. You can find basic information about kidney health and kidney disease, dialysis and dietary recommendations.

This ERA-endorsed campaign was launched by AstraZeneca to provide information about the burden of CKD and early intervention. The material is intended for healthcare professionals, it includes medical facts about CKD as well as a patient counselling resource.

As few as 10% of adults with stage 3 CKD are diagnosed. By identifying patients and intervening early, you can help slow the progression of kidney failure, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and help your patients live longer, dialysis-free life.