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Focus on the EDITH Project

Started 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

In 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!

On 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

The 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

As 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!

This 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

The 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

This 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...

European Commission 3rd Health Programme Work Plan 2018 – Call for proposals

On 25 January 2018, the European Commission issued a call for proposals for funding projects aimed at scaling up integrated care in the field of...

Symptom experience in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease: a qualitative descriptive study

A study published by Pugh-Clarke K, Read SC, Sim J in the Journal of Renal Care in December 2017 suggests that patients with CKD stages 4 and 5...