Prioritizing Heart Health on World Heart Day
Make the Change for Kidney Health
Chronic kidney disease – CKD – poses a growing burden across the globe. CKD affects more than 10% of the world’s population, or approximately 850 million people, and is projected to be the world’s fifth leading cause of death by 2040. Yet it’s not considered a priority among non-communicable diseases.
Kidney Health for All
Chronic kidney disease affects more than 10% of the world’s population, around 850 million people. World Kidney Day aims to bring that number down – by raising awareness, advancing screening and improving access to treatment.
Illuminating Advocacy: Rare Disease Day
February 29 unites more than 300 million people worldwide who share a common challenge: living with a rare disease.
New Global Patient Alliance Is Raising Profile of Chronic Kidney Disease
A new global coalition, the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health, launched last week. With 17 member organizations spanning five continents, the Alliance hopes to improve screening access and early treatment for a serious but often neglected public health challenge: chronic kidney disease, or CKD.
New Kidney Health Alliance Elevates Chronic Kidney Disease on Global Health Agenda
Seventeen patient advocacy organizations from North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East have formed the Global Patient Alliance for Kidney Health. The Alliance aims to elevate patient voices and advocate for policies that enhance access to screening and early treatment of chronic kidney disease, or CKD.
Osteoporosis in South Africa Campaign Captures International Attention
A campaign to address osteoporosis in South Africa is gaining national accolades.
[Press Release] Your Bones Matter! Act now to manage osteoporosis
Cape Town, October 2022 – More than four million South Africans may be living with osteoporosis, however, many people only find out when they have experienced severe fractures.
[Op-Ed] Fix structural failures in osteoporosis treatment
Osteoporosis is debilitating for all affected. But policymakers and healthcare providers can improve disease outcomes through better, earlier, more affordable treatment, writes National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa CEO Tereza Hough.
COVID-19 Vaccination in Developing Nations
