World Kidney Day Champions are committed individuals and/or members of kidney foundations, societies of nephrology and patients associations that support the campaign in the effort of raising awareness of kidney disease across the globe.
WKD Champions play a critical role in helping make WKD a global success.
Champions help us promote World Kidney Day and spread the WKD message across all social and other media platforms. They tailor the message to their local audiences and adapt it to the culture and language. They organize and monitor WKD events in their countries. They play an essential advocacy role lobbying governments and health authorities for better kidney care and prevention. They also help us collect information about all the initiatives carried out for World Kidney Day. You can find out more about the role of champion here
Kenya
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Skirges Ngugi
Kenya |
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Morocco
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Said El Kharrazi
Morocco |
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Morocco
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Amal Bourquia
Morocco |
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Malawi
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Charles Munthali
Malawi |
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Malawi
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Dorica Ng’ambi
Malawi |
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South Africa
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Molly Fabe
South Africa |
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Nigeria
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Samuel Ajayi
Nigeria |
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Ghana
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Charlotte Osafo
Ghana |
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Kenya
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Faduma-Dhool Mohamed
Kenya |
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Zambia
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Thomson Fungwa
Zambia |
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Malawi
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Zuze Kawale
Malawi |
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Kenya
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Joab Robert Wako
Kenya |
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Senegal
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Boucar Diouf
Senegal |
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Morocco
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Tarik Sqalli
Morocco |
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Malawi
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Samuel Kumwanje
Malawi |
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Nigeria
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Ebun Bamgboye
Nigeria |
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South Africa
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Fanie du Toit
South Africa |
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Kenya
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Jacob Muli Mwasuna
Kenya |
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Malawi
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Beatrice Mwagomba
Malawi |
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Malawi
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Mwayi Mtekateka
Malawi |
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Kenya
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Mary Gathoni
Kenya |
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Nigeria
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Obinna Ikedichukwu Ezekwe
Nigeria |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Tomislav Žuljević
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
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Turkey
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Ayse Onat
Turkey |
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Croatia
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Lea Katalinic
Croatia |
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Hungary
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Virag Bocskei
Hungary |
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Czech Republic
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Vladimir Tesar
Czech Republic |
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Macedonia
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Goce Spasovki
Macedonia |
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Croatia
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Miroslav Tisljar
Croatia |
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Slovenia
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Jelka Lindic
Slovenia |
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Romania
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Amali Teodorescu
Romania |
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El Salvador
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Ramon Garcia-Trabanino
El Salvador |
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Honduras
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Marianella Sierra
Honduras |
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Uruguay
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Alejandro Ferreiro Fuentes
Uruguay |
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Cuban
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Lázaro Ibrain Cobiellas Carballo
Cuban |
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Chile
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Carolina Peralta-Aros
Chile |
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Dominican Republic
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Julio Jimenez
Dominican Republic |
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Brazil
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Carmen Tzanno-Martins
Brazil |
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Argentina
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Carlos Blanco
Argentina |
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Paraguay
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Rubén Ovelar
Paraguay |
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Mexico
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Fernanda Arce Amaré
Mexico |
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Mexico
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Nadia Olvera Rivas
Mexico |
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Mexico
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Rocio Calderon |
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Guatemala
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Maria Regina Sosa Quinoez
Guatemala |
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Brazil
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Anelise Marcolini
Brazil |
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Brazil
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Marcos Alexandre Vieira
Brazil |
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Brazil
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Jose O Medina Pestana
Brazil |
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Chile
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María Julia Muñoz Serrano |
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Antigua
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George Mansoor
Antigua |
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Jordan
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Mohammad Ghnaimat
Jordan |
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Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad Sharkawi
Saudi Arabia |
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Iran
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Masoud Khosravi |
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Lebanon
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Hanadi Mezher
Lebanon |
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Republic of Korea
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Sang Kyung Jo
Republic of Korea |
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Hong Kong (China)
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KS Choi
Hong Kong (China) |
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Japan
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Yoshinari Yasuda |
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United States
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Alok Agrawal
United States |
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United States
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Sharon Andreoli
United States |
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USA
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Hiral Patel |
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Canada
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Wendy Kudeba
Canada |
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Indonesia
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Aida Lydia Sutranto
Indonesia |
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New Zealand
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Michael Campbell
New Zealand |
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New Zealand
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Jacqui Jeffery
New Zealand |
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New Zealand
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Erica Fairbank
New Zealand |
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Thailand
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Surasak Kantachuvesiri
Thailand |
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New Zealand
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Deanne Hock
New Zealand |
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Philippines
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Jonard Bais
Philippines |
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Fiji
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Pushp Chand |
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Brunei
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Jackson Tang
Brunei |
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Russia
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Elena Zakharova
Russia |
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India
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Anand Kumar
India |
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Pakistan
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Faisal Naveed Toor
Pakistan |
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India
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Pradeep Deshpande
India |
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Bangladesh
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Harun Rashid
Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh
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Abu Sayeed Rahman
Bangladesh |
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Pakistan
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Syed Umair Maroof
Pakistan |
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India
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Manisha Sahay
India |
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Nepal
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Hari Narayan Sharma |
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Malaysia
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Manvir Victor
Malaysia |
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India
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Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
India |
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Nepal
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Sanjib Kumar Sharma
Nepal |
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Nepal
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Dibya Singh Shah
Nepal |
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Pakistan
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Fazal Akhtar
Pakistan |
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India
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Shriganesh R. Barnela
India |
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United Kingdom
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Brett Dowds
United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom
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Fiona Loud
United Kingdom |
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Portugal
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Ana Galvão
Portugal |
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Portugal
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Ana Teixeira
Portugal |
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Malta
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Alan Curry
Malta |
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Spain
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Dolores del Pino
Spain |
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United Kingdom
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Stuart Smith
United Kingdom |
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Ireland
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Mark Murphy
Ireland |
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Spain
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David Pino
Spain |
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United Kingdom
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Angela Lumsdon
United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom
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Charlotte Jane Ruff
United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom
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Pallavi Yadav
United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom
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Peter Storey
United Kingdom |
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The Netherlands
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Kitty Jager
The Netherlands |
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