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This year’s World Kidney Day, celebrated on March 13, coincides with a window of opportunity to advance kidney disease screening as a global health priority.  At both the World Health Assembly and the United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs, policymakers will be called upon this year to Make the Change for Kidney Health.   

One clear message emerged from two meetings of European kidney health stakeholders that recently convened in Brussels. In Europe, the time has come to prioritize screening for kidney disease and access to earlier diagnosis and treatment.  

In 2024, the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health saw an emerging consensus that the rising prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) needs to be addressed. Policymakers are recognizing that with an aging, increasingly at-risk population, immediate action is needed to allow for the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of CKD.

New Policy Brief Calls on Policymakers Worldwide to Prioritise Kidney Health Screenings, Treatment. 

By Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, FRCP As the world’s population ages, the burden of chronic kidney disease grows.  That’s the finding shared by a recent study published in Nature Reviews […]

On May 30, alongside the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health convened its first ever Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Forum. The event program underscored the benefits of screening and early detection and elevating chronic kidney disease as a priority NCD.

By Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, FRCP Two new studies released at the annual Congress of the European Renal Association offer more evidence for the benefits of targeted screening for chronic […]

The evidence is in, and it points in one direction.  Policymakers need to join the effort to make meaningful change for kidney health.

Chronic kidney disease affects more than 10% of the world’s population, around 850 million people. World Kidney Day aims to bring that number down – by raising awareness, advancing screening and improving access to treatment.