In an open letter to European Union policymakers published in the wake of the 2023 European Day of Organ Donation and Transplantation, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) underlines the urgent need to develop a renewed Action Plan on Organ Donation and Transplantation to address the shortage of donor organs...
The Société Francophone de Néphrologie Dialyse Transplantation (SFNDT, Francophone Society for Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation) recently released the English-language version of its good practice guide for green dialysis, as originally published in early 2023. The publication, “Towards Green Dialysis: Good Practice Guide,” presents several best practices to map and reduce...
Writing in Nature Reviews Nephrology, EKHA President Prof. Raymond Vanholder and others recently highlighted the enduring inequities present in the fields of kidney health and kidney care. In their article, “Inequities in kidney health and kidney care”, the authors draw attention to a range of unnecessary and unfair differences in...
The healthcare sector presents a significant environmental challenge. Therefore, healthcare providers and policymakers must work together to meet the EU Green Deal targets. The two groups will need to consider ways to meet the healthcare needs of citizens, while also minimising negative environmental consequences. EKHA’s European Kidney Forum 2023 will be...
The June 2023 issue of the Clinical Kidney Journal (CKJ) features an article highlighting harmonized efforts to advance kidney replacement therapies (KRTs). Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on track to become the fifth global cause of death by 2040. Unfortunately, factors contributing to the disease – such as insufficient...
Today, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), the Dutch Kidney Foundation (DKF), the European Kidney Patients’ Federation (EKPF), the European Renal Association (ERA), the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA), and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) pause to reflect on the life and passing of...
The cover of the May issue of the Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation (NDT) journal displays EKHA’s visual for the Decade of the Kidney™. The journal also includes EKHA’s article on the Decade of the Kidney™, which details the activities of EKHA at the EU level, as well as EKHA’s...
In the Health Europa Quarterly Issue 25 (May 2023), EKHA President Raymond Vanholder and General Manager Eveline Scheres highlight where further efforts are needed to improve the prevention and care of kidney diseases in the article ‘Improving care and awareness of CKD’. The article describes the main challenges in the...
World Kidney Day 2023 – Kidney Health for All Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable! This year, World Kidney Day highlights the significant impact of disastrous events on the kidney community with the theme ‘Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable!’. Both natural and man-made disasters result in serious disruptions of...
EKHA co-signed ProTransplant’s open letter calling for a fundamental reform of the German transplant legislation. The open letter calls on the German federal and state health ministers to implement five critical measures to maximize organ donation and transplantation in the country, ultimately providing adequate medical care to patients concerned: Opt-out-system (presumed...
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