The European Kidney Patients Federation organizes a free webinar in celebration of World Kidney Day. This online session will take place on Wednesday March 10 from 5:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. Webinar: “What does it mean living well with kidney disease?” World...
The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) published last 13th of January an open letter calling for a new EU Action Plan on Organ Donation and Transplantation in light of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressed to EU policymakers, the open letter...
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 total number of lives lost, are associated with three broad topics: cardiovascular (ischaemic heart disease, stroke), respiratory...
Kidney failure is a life-threatening condition affecting over 2.5 million people worldwide, with a doubling of that number expected by 2030.1 Current kidney replacement therapies are limited to dialysis or transplantation. Dialysis can be done continuously (such as...
On November 23 and 24, the members of the European Kidney Patients´ Federation (EKPF) received a capacity building session for their work in advocating for patients at European and National level. The training, carried out by Harwood Levitt Consulting, count with the...
One in three adult Europeans suffers from chronic disease and more than 80% die from it. Early reports indicated that these patients, especially diabetics, cardiovascular, respiratory and cancer patients are at high risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Next to these,...
Invitation: Three-day webinar series on chronic kidney disease and its effects on patients and caregivers on November 16-18 The events cover different topics related to the daily challenges both caregivers and kidney patients face in their daily life. Join the free...
Patients with kidney problems are twice as likely to die from coronavirus, doctors have found. About 48 per cent of Covid-19 patients admitted to ICUs in London and Birmingham with new acute kidney injury – likely triggered by the virus – succumbed to the...
