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European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation 2017
8 September 2017Saturday 9th September marks the European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation 2017. On this occasion, EKHA wishes to support greater action for increased access...
Thank you to Prof. Wiecek, past ERA-EDTA Chairman and welcome to Prof. Zoccali, ERA-EDTA incoming President, joining EKHA Board
9 June 2017EKHA members and EKHA Board would like to thank very much Prof. Andrzej Wiecek (pictured below, centre) for his engagement and commitment as EKHA Board...
Reducing the costs of chronic kidney disease while delivering quality health care: a call to action
9 June 2017The review "Reducing the costs of chronic kidney disease while delivering quality health care: a call to action” written on behalf of EKHA was published in...
EKHA’s first publication calls for action to reduce the costs of Chronic Kidney Disease while delivering quality health care
31 May 2017EKHA's first article, "Reducing the costs of chronic kidney disease while delivering quality health care: a call to action" is published in the Nature Reviews...
Chair of MEP group for Kidney Health stresses the health problems of obesity and chronic kidney disease on the occasion of World Kidney Day
9 March 2017On World Kidney Day 2017, MEP Karin Kadenbach, Chair of the MEP Group for Kidney Health raised her voice to highlight the underestimated health problems of...
EU-funded EDITH Pilot Project on chronic kidney diseases kicks off
20 February 2017The Pilot Project “the Effect of Differing Kidney Disease Treatment Modalities and Organ Donation and Transplantation Practices on Health Expenditure and Patient Outcomes" (EDITH) kicked...
Join the 2017 European Kidney Forum on 11th April in Brussels!
17 February 20172017 European Kidney Forum: Patients choice of treatment Hosted by the MEP Group for Kidney Health Tuesday, 11 April 2017 from 17:00-21:00 Forum and Networking...
Estonia develops tax on sugar sweetened beverages to fight obesity
7 February 2017Building on the report "Reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and their negative impact in Estonia" produced by the World Health Organisation’s Evidence-informed Policy Network...
European Commission adopts health work plan for 2017
1 February 2017As part of the pluri-annual framework of the European Commission in health (Third Health programme), the European Commission issued its annual work plan for 2017...
MEP Group for Kidney Health welcomes new member
1 February 2017Member of the European Parliament Mr Brando Benifei (Italy, S&D group) recently joined the MEP Group for Kidney Health. Mr Benifei is a member of...
