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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...
European Commission 3rd Health Programme Work Plan 2018 – Call for proposals
9 February 2018On 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
26 January 2018A 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...
Spain: the world leader on organ donation
23 January 2018For the 26th consecutive year, in 2017, Spain reached the great record of 46.9 donors per million population, with a total of 2,183 donors, increasing...
UK: towards an opt-out system for organ donation?
16 January 2018Last October, Theresa May initiated plans to implement an Opt-out system in the UK with a view to increasing the availability of organs for people...
Organ donation in France: a snapshot
6 January 2018It has been about a year since a new law on organ donation from deceased persons was passed in France, in an effort to boost...
