Kidney health can’t wait:
Turning commitments
into action

ABOUT THE EVENT

Despite its strong links to other major NCDs such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension, kidney disease remains largely invisible in global strategies and financing frameworks.

This lack of prioritization carries significant consequences. Those with kidney failure require dialysis or kidney transplantation to survive. Unfortunately, these treatments are often inaccessible or unaffordable in low- and middle-income countries, leading to preventable deaths and unsustainable pressure on health systems. Integrating kidney care into national NCD strategies, universal health coverage efforts, and broader development goals is not only cost-effective — it is essential to reducing long-term burdens and advancing health equity.

The recent adoption of the WHO resolution on kidney health marks a historic opportunity to correct this oversight. To build on the momentum, countries must act on three priorities: translating global commitments into national implementation; advancing equitable access to kidney care through primary care settings; and integrating the management of kidney disease into existing programs for the prevention and control of other NCDs like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension. These priorities are essential to reducing long-term burdens and advancing health equity.

This event, hosted by Devex in collaboration with the International Society of Nephrology on the sidelines of UNGA80, will explore how political will, strategic investment, and multisectoral collaboration can drive progress and ensure no one is left behind in global kidney care..

This initiative is supported by the ISN Strategic Partner Program.