26.03.2024 | Editorial Commentary
Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice. World Kidney Day 2024
verfasst von:
Florencio A. McCarthy, Melvin Bonilla-Felix
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Nephrology
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Excerpt
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) have sponsored a joint initiative to celebrate, the second Thursday of March, the global campaign of World Kidney Day, which has the following objectives: the promotion of systematic screening of patients at risk of chronic kidney disease, the dissemination of preventive strategies, the education of health personnel and governors in their role to detect and prevent chronic kidney disease, and the promotion of kidney transplantation as the best treatment option especially in children. The committee has declared 2024 as the year of “Kidney Health for All” and invites us to make efforts to promote equitable access to care and the best practice of medicine. …