On the eve of World Kidney Day, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Hilde Vautmans (Chair of the MEP Group for Kidney Health) are pleased to invite you to join the 2020 European Kidney Forum webinar “A Shared Vision for Improving Organ Donation...
We are sorry to announce that the 2020 European Kidney Forum had to be cancelled on the day it was scheduled to take place, upon the European Parliament's last-minute decision to limit access to its premises as a precautionary measure to counter the Coronavirus disease outbreak. It is reported that the...
EKHA is proud to announce that the 2020 edition of its annual European Kidney Forum entitled ‘A Shared Vision for Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation in the EU beyond 2020’, has been officially approved as an event to be held under the sponsorship of the Croatian Presidency of the Council...
An updated final version of the Joint Statement of the Thematic Network on Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation in the EU is now available for download. The Joint Statement entitled A Shared Vision for Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation in the EU is the main output of the EKHA-led 2019 Thematic...
26 November 2019 is Iron Deficiency Day, an international initiative aiming to raise awareness of the serious impact of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia. Since its launch in 2015, the Iron Deficiency Day aims to educate people globally about the importance of iron for the body and what may happen...
We are delighted to announce that EKHA has been incorporated as a Non-Profit Association (VZW) under Belgian law as of 26 August 2019.
The new EKHA brochure is now available via this link. Read to find out more about our work and achievements to date. We encourage you to share the brochure within your network and help spread the word about how EKHA advances the cause of kidney health in Europe. If your organisation...
EKHA Chairman Professor Raymond Vanholder presented the Joint Statement of the Thematic Network on Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation on 17 October 2019 at the EU Health Policy Platform Annual Meeting in Brussels. The Joint Statement entitled A Shared Vision for Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation in the EU is the main...
On 3 October 2019, the Joint Statement of the Thematic Network on Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation in the EU was submitted to the European Commission. The Joint Statement entitled A Shared Vision for Improving Organ Donation and Transplantation in the EU is the main output of the EKHA-led 2019 Thematic...
EKHA initiatives and priorities are discussed in a new Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (NDT) Journal article exploring the strengths and the limitations of nephrology research activities currently present in Europe to draw lessons for the future. In addition to future epidemiological and clinical research directions, the article outlines recent EKHA actions and...
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