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A roadmap for optimizing CKD patient care and patient-oriented research in the Eastern European nephrology community
3 February 2021A new EKHA article highlights differences in kidney disease prevalence and care between Western and Eastern European countries, offering a roadmap for optimising chronic kidney...
EKHA open letter to EU policymakers “Life After COVID-19: Time to Realise a Second EU Action Plan On Organ Donation and Transplantation”
13 January 2021On 13 January 2021, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) published an open letter calling for a new EU Action Plan on Organ Donation and...
‘People with kidney failure don’t get enough attention’
7 January 2021In a letter to the Flemish daily newspaper 'De Standaard' published in Belgium, EKHA President Prof Raymond Vanholder calls attention to the burden of kidney...
EKHA publication: How do health systems meet the challenge of managing chronic diseases during COVID-19 and beyond?
24 November 2020EKHA President, Prof. Raymond Vanholder published an article on ‘Friends of Europe’s’ website which illustrates the need to implement more resilient and sustainable approaches to...
REGISTER NOW! EKHA Webinar: “Towards a resilient and patient centered approach to kidney care in Europe – Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic and harnessing future preparedness”.
15 October 2020REGISTER HERE EKHA is pleased to announce its upcoming webinar: “Towards a resilient and patient centered approach to kidney care in Europe - “Learning from...
EKHA contribution to the hearing of the ‘Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health’
15 October 2020On 20th October 2020, the European Commission will hold a Hearing of the “Expert Panel on effective ways of investing in health” on the organization...
EKHA input on the new EU pharmaceutical strategy
15 October 2020Over the summer, EKHA has sent its contribution to the public consultation on the EU pharmaceutical strategy. The European Commission is expected to launch its...
EKHA Open Letter to EU policy makers: 5 key recommendations to improve prevention, treatment & care of Chronic Kidney Disease in the aftermath of COVID-19
23 September 2020On 22 September, EKHA has issued an open letter to ensure that kidney patients’ needs are not overlooked in current negotiations on the various instruments...
‘Funding kidney research as a public health priority: challenges and opportunities’
9 September 2020EKHA has contributed to a new publication discussing the challenges and opportunities in raising the awareness of public health authorities on the burden of kidney...
‘The rate of true patient-centred innovation has slowed in dialysis’, warns latest EKHA publication
12 August 2020A new EKHA article published in Nature Reviews Nephrology explores the current and future landscape of dialysis and highlights that the rate of true patient-centred innovation...
EKHA contributes to publication on dialysis care in Canada and the United States with references to Europe
30 June 2020EKHA has contributed to an article recently published in the Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The article compares and contrasts transnational dialysis-related...
