Social distancing; self-isolation – for dialysis patients this is not possible. The fear of contracting Corona is their daily companion. For a good reason: Every fourth dialysis patient who suffered from COVID-19 did not survive. With the introduction of vaccines hope...
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...
