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Read EKHA’s conversation with Prof. Vanholder, Prof. Ivanov, Prof. Tuğlular, and Mr. Gallego!
17 March 2023World Kidney Day 2023 – Kidney Health for All Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable! This year, World Kidney Day highlights the significant impact...

EKHA co-signs Open Letter ‘End German aberration in organ donation policy – Catastrophic results after 3 years of new legislation’
16 March 2023EKHA 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...

Show your Kidneys love!
9 March 2023New campaign for kidney health. 9 March 2023 EKHA and partners launches new campaign for kidney health : Show your kidneys love! Worldwide, 700 to 800...

The urgent necessity of global environmentally sustainable kidney care.
20 February 2023EKHA's recent article urges policymakers to foster climate-resilient kidney care systems through accountable and environmentally sustainable low-carbon healthcare solutions. The article highlights the devastating threat of...

The inspiring story of Willem Kolff, inventor of dialysis!
12 December 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1vlNTh_t_4

Read EKHA’s new paper looking into the effects of massive disaster on kidney transplantation
5 October 2022EKHA released a Consensus Statement together with the DESCARTES Working Group and the Ethics Committee of the European Renal Association (ERA), analyzing the effects of...

EDTNA/ERCA published new recommendations for Sustainable Kidney Care and Green Dialysis
3 October 2022EDTNA/ERCA published a new set of recommendations for improving sustainable kidney care and providing support to patients and healthcare providers to decrease the environmental impact...

Read EKHA’s new article on armed conflicts and kidney patients
22 September 2022EKHA recently published an article discussing the effects armed conflicts have on kidney patients. The article highlights the unique challenges armed conflicts present to patients...

Read EKHA’s new article: Green Nephrology
24 August 2022A new EKHA article raises awareness of the environmental burden of nephrology, and the need for a change in mentality. One of the most important...

The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and the Decade of the Kidney™
28 July 2022This article describes the history of EKHA, its activities and aims, and why EKHA joined the Decade of the Kidney™. The article also covers the...

Continuing kidney care in conflicts
27 July 2022The recent article of EKHA looks into the devastating effect of the Ukrainian conflict on people with kidney disease. Wars especially endanger patients with kidney...

EDTAKI: a Nephrology and Public Policy Committee platform call for more European involvement in acute kidney injury
26 July 2022In this article, EKHA analyses the current position of European nephrology in the field of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The results suggest that there is...