Organ Donation and Transplantation Worldwide: The Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation 2024 Report Global organ donation and transplantation continue to grow, but inequalities remain A new analysis published in Transplantation shows that global organ...
Rare Kidney Diseases take centre stage at Euronews Health Summit Rare kidney diseases (RKDs) were highlighted as a growing European public health priority during a dedicated session at the Euronews Health Summit 2026, where the European Kidney Patients’ Federation...
First In-Person IgAN Friends Meeting to Take Place in Brussels on 9 June 2026 The European Kidney Patients’ Federation (EKPF) is pleased to announce the first in-person meeting of the IgAN Friends community, which will take place on 9 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium....
KREW CAMP 2026 is Here! EKPF is getting ready for another unforgettable summer. From 9 to 15 July 2026, young people from across Europe will gather in Vernon, France, for a new edition of KREW CAMP, organised in collaboration with our French member association, France...
EKPF at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the geneTIGA Project in Berlin On 11–12 February, EKPF participated in the 3rd Annual Meeting of the EU-funded geneTIGA project, held in Berlin. The two-day meeting provided an excellent opportunity to review progress across the...
Dying While Waiting: Dialysis as a Sentence in Gaza The siege turns medical waiting lists into a slow, administered death sentence In the Gaza Strip, kidney disease has stopped being a diagnosis and has become a countdown. This is not a metaphor — it is a documented...
EKPF welcomes a historic step for kidney health. On 15 December 2025, world leaders adopted a new UN Political Declaration on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health, which explicitly recognises kidney disease as part of the global NCD agenda for the first...
New EKPF leaflet: “What being highly sensitised means for people with end-stage kidney disease” On November 4–5, EKPF members met in Milan for the Annual Summit 2025 — an event that brought together more patient organisations than ever before from across Europe....
