Dialysis patients in Europe in favor of using their existing health infrastructure for COVID-19 vaccination
Social distancing; self-isolation – for dialysis patients this is not possible. The fear of contracting Corona is their daily companion....
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, March 10. World Kidney Day 2021
The European Kidney Patients Federation organizes a free webinar in celebration of World Kidney Day. This online session will take place...
EKPF endorsed the Open letter of EKHA to EU policymakers: "Life after COVID-19: Time to realise a second EU action plan or organ donation and transplantation"
The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) published last 13th of January an open letter calling for a new EU Action Plan on Organ...
Coert van Ee, past president of EKPF and chairman of the Dutch Kidney Association passed away
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The top 10 causes of death
In 2019, the top 10 causes of death accounted for 55% of the 55.4 million deaths worldwide. The top global causes of death, in order of...
Moving ahead on the Kidney Health Initiative innovation roadmap, a transatlantic progress update
Kidney failure is a life-threatening condition affecting over 2.5 million people worldwide, with a doubling of that number expected by...
EKPF prepares for its patient advocacy work
On November 23 and 24, the members of the European Kidney Patients´ Federation (EKPF) received a capacity building session for their work...
How do health systems meet the challenge of managing chronic diseases during COVID-19 and beyond?
One in three adult Europeans suffers from chronic disease and more than 80% die from it. Early reports indicated that these patients,...
Free Webinars about Kidney Patients and their Caregivers (ECARIS project)
Invitation: Three-day webinar series on chronic kidney disease and its effects on patients and caregivers on November 16-18 The events...
Kidney patients are twice as likely to die from Covid in findings that show 3million people are at ‘extreme risk’
Patients with kidney problems are twice as likely to die from coronavirus, doctors have found. About 48 per cent of Covid-19 patients...
5 key recommendations to improve prevention, treatment & care of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in the aftermath of COVID-19
With the title “towards a resilient and patient-centred approach to kidney care in Europe: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Daniel Gallego, new president of the European Kidney Patient Federation
The European Kidney Patients Federation (EKPF) has elected Daniel Gallego, president of the Spanish Kidney Patients Federation (ALCER), as...