Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus

A Francis, MN Harhay, ACM Ong… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Early detection is a key strategy to prevent kidney disease, its progression and related
complications, but numerous studies show that awareness of kidney disease at the …

Inequities in kidney health and kidney care

R Vanholder, L Annemans, M Braks… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Health inequity refers to the existence of unnecessary and unfair differences in the ability of
an individual or community to achieve optimal health and access appropriate care. Kidney …

KDIGO 2024 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease

PE Stevens, SB Ahmed, JJ Carrero… - Kidney …, 2024 - kidney-international.org
This article is published as part of a supplement sponsored by Kidney Disease: Improving
Global Outcomes (KDIGO). The opinions or views expressed in this supplement are those of …

Mind the gap in kidney care: translating what we know into what we do

VA Luyckx, KR Tuttle, D Abdellatif… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Historically, it takes an average of 17 years for new treatments to move from clinical
evidence to daily practice. Given the highly effective treatments now available to prevent or …

Drug stewardship in chronic kidney disease to achieve effective and safe medication use

RK Hall, R Kazancıoğlu, T Thanachayanont… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
People living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often experience multimorbidity and require
polypharmacy. Kidney dysfunction can also alter the pharmacokinetics and …

[HTML][HTML] Equity and Quality of Global Chronic Kidney Disease Care: What Are We Waiting for?

VA Luyckx, A Elmaghrabi, M Sahay… - American journal of …, 2024 - karger.com
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important but insufficiently recognized
public health problem. Unprecedented advances in delaying progression of CKD and …

Procurement process and shortages of essential medicines in public health facilities: A qualitative study from Nepal

B Adhikari, K Ranabhat, P Khanal… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Ensuring access to essential medicines remains a formidable challenge in Nepal. The
specific reasons for the shortage of essential medicines within Nepal have not been …

Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Oceania and South East Asia (OSEA) region: report from the 2023 ISN Global …

A Francis, M Wainstein, G Irish, MIA Hafidz… - Kidney International …, 2024 - Elsevier
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) region of Oceania and South East Asia
(OSEA) is a mix of high-and low-income countries, with diversity in population demographics …

Global kidney health priorities—perspectives from the ISN-GKHA

IG Okpechi, VA Luyckx, S Tungsanga… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Kidney diseases have become a global epidemic with significant public health impact.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is set to become the fifth largest cause of death by 2040, with …

Are your kidneys Ok? Detect early to protect kidney health

JA Vassalotti, A Francis, ACS dos Santos Jr… - Kidney International, 2025 - Elsevier
Early identification of kidney disease can protect kidney health, prevent kidney disease
progression and related complications, reduce cardiovascular disease risk, and decrease …