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MEP Group for Kidney Health event on Improving Prevention & Health literacy
MEP Group for Kidney Health

The principal aim of the MEP Group for Kidney Health is to provide political impetus to improve policy on prevention, as well as improved access to best-practice care for all EU citizens.
EKHA manages the Secretariat of the MEP Group for Kidney Health. MEPs involved in the Group have access –through EKHA’s network of experts– to valuable information relevant to their work on health policy; in exchange, the MEP Group is instrumental to raising awareness on CKD amongst other policy makers and stakeholders.
Objectives of the MEP Group
The principal aim of the MEP Group for Kidney Health is to provide political impetus to improve policy on prevention, as well as improved access to best-practice care for all EU citizens. By acting as a hub between stakeholders for the exchange of information and dialogue on kidney health, the MEP Group for Kidney Health serves to:
– Drive the development and implementation of targeted EU policies on kidney health addressing prevention, early detection, and improved treatment access, particularly of transplantation
– Address specific EU and national policies which have a potential impact on the lives of kidney patients and their carers
– Promote the implementation and harmonisation of organ donation and transplantation policies across the EU
Current Members

Biljana Borzan (S&D, Croatia)

Brando Benifei (Italy, S&D)

Martin Buschmann (Germany, Non-attached)

Olivier Chastel (Belgium, Renew)
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Cindy Franssen (Belgium, EPP)
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Rasa Juknevičienė (Lithuania, EPP)

Peter Liese (Germany, EPP)
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Marian-Jean Marinescu (Romania, EPP)

Liudas Mažylis (Lithuania, EPP)

Juozas Olekas (Lithuania, S&D)

Aldo Patriciello (Italy, EPP)

Jutta Paulus (Germany, Greens/EFA)

Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, EPP)

Manuel Pizarro (Portugal, S&D)

Karlo Ressler (EPP, Croatia)

Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, S&D)
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Annie Schreijer-Pierik (Netherlands, EPP)

Ruža Tomašić (Croatia, ECR)

Sara Matthieu (Belgium, Greens/EFA)
The role of EKHA in the MEP Group for Kidney Health
EKHA manages the Secretariat of the MEP Group for Kidney Health. MEPs involved in the Group have access- through EKHA’s network of experts- to valuable information relevant to their work on health policy; in exchange, the MEP Group is instrumental to raising awareness on CKD amongst other policy makers and stakeholders.