EKHA’s ongoing projects:

  • Strengthening Health Security for People with Kidney Disease

    The EU is developing a new Prevention, Preparedness and Response for Health Crises Plan, and it is essential that it fully addresses the needs of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD)—especially those who rely on dialysis or transplantation to survive.

    Crises such as pandemics, climate disasters, or conflicts can disrupt vital kidney care. Ensuring the resilience and continuity of kidney services must therefore be a key EU priority.

    The European Renal Association (ERA), with EKHA, EKPF, and EDTNA/ERCA, has contributed to the EU’s call for evidence to help shape this plan. Read our joint submission HERE.

    The EU Prevention, Preparedness and Response for Health Crises aims to:
    • Coordinate responses to cross-border health threats
    • Complement national preparedness plans
    • Strengthen collaboration among Member States, the Commission, and EU agencies
  • As part of the EACH Task Force working on the upcoming EU CVH plan, EKHA has provided its preferred definition or framing of cardiometabolic health checks: see HERE.
  • For EKHA’s statement for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), September 2025, click HERE.

    This Statement highlights kidney disease as a major public health challenge, with chronic kidney disease (CKD) affecting a growing number of Europeans. It underscores CKD’s links to other NCDs, the heavy financial and social burden of kidney failure care, and the underuse of effective drugs that can slow disease progression. Finally, it calls attention to the landmark WHO Resolution on kidney health and urges its swift implementation across EU Member States and beyond.
  • EKHA is proud to partner with the European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health (EACH). 

    Alongside diabetes and obesity organisations, we are shaping the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Health Plan, now publicly available on the European Commission’s website HERE. 
    EKHA and several members have responded to the EU’s call for evidence highlighting the links between cardiovascular and kidney health HERE.