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World Kidney Day 2023: Prepare for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable.
BRUSSELS, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — More than 850 million people worldwide suffer from kidney disease and are particularly affected by disastrous events as their ability to access appropriate care, by nature complex and multifaceted, may be hindered.
On March 9, 2023, the World Kidney Day call to action is “Kidney Health for All: Prepare for the Unexpected, Support the Vulnerable”. This call to action is for all of society, including policy makers, health services, governments, industry, as well as people living with kidney disease and their carers, to be well prepared for unexpected events in order to to avoid any interruption in access to diagnosis, treatment and care.
Read the full text of the press release here: https://www.worldkidneyday.org/resource-library/wkd-press-release-2023/
“The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges health systems face in delivering essential health services and the policy deficit to manage consistent access to care. As the number of disastrous events has increased in recent years, it is essential to ensure safe, sustainable and continuous healthcare services for those who need complex lifelong treatments, such as people with kidney disease,” Agnes Fogo, President of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), and Latha Kumaraswami, President of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), who together lead the World Kidney Day (WKD) campaign.
“In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is even more important that we work to include kidney disease in preparedness plans, preemptively highlighting the importance of providing kidney patients with usual care at unexpected times.”
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