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Focus on the EDITH Project
10 April 2018Started on 1st January 2017 with funding from the European Commission under the 3rd Health Programme, the EDITH project is based on the realization that...
World Kidney Day 2018: A Call to Action
4 April 2018In line with this year’s theme “Kidneys & Women’s Health: Include, Value, Empower”, a Call to Action was published by World Kidney Day and the...
Learning about Kidney Disease over a pint: get inspired by the UK initiative!
2 April 2018On 14-16 May, Kidney Research UK, the leading charity dedicated to research into kidney disease in the UK is for the second year in a...
Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs Enters into Force
7 March 2018The first international treaty aimed at combating trafficking in human organs, the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs recently entered into force...
UK — Getting Closer to an Opt-Out System for Organ Donation
7 March 2018As mentioned in EKHA Newsletter’s previous edition, Theresa May initiated plans to implement an opt-out system for organ donation last October and is undergoing a...
Celebrate World Kidney Day 2018!
7 March 2018This year’s World Kidney Day is entitled “Kidneys & Women’s Health: Include, Value, Empower” celebrates kidneys and women’s Health. With World Kidney Day and the...
Netherlands: Opt-Out System for Organ Donation Approved
6 March 2018The Dutch Senate recently voted – albeit with a small majority (38 votes in favor, 36 against) – in favor of a bill drafted by...
EKHA European Kidney Forum : Kidney Donation and Transplantation: The Gift of Life
1 March 2018This year’s European Kidney Forum, organized each spring by EKHA and the MEP Group for Kidney Health will take place on 26 April 2018 at...