Supporters globally
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.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect more than 850 million people worldwide and resulted in over 3.1 million deaths in 2019. If left unaddressed, it is projected to become the 5th leading cause of death in the coming years.
World Kidney Day 2025 focused on ‘Are Your Kidneys OK? Detect early, protect kidney health’ and stressed the importance of prevention and early detection to help protect kidney health.
World Kidney Day is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March. The WKD campaign is only possible thanks to the support of our global supporters.
To become a World Kidney Day supporter, please contact:
Charleigh Debrabandere, Senior Manager – Business Development
Email: [email protected]
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness about the importance of our kidneys. WKD is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations(IFKF) who, together, generate WKD campaign content, educational material and activities. The annual campaign is overseen by the WKD Steering Committee composed of nephrology and transplantation experts who live and work in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America and North America. Financial support is solicited with the sole purpose of carrying out the campaign’s core activities and achieving campaign objectives. Our supporters provide financial support to carry out our activities, help us disseminate our message and strengthen our efforts, which WKD is very grateful for. However, supporters do not take part in any of the decision making and do not influence any of the content or messages disseminated by WKD.
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World Kidney Day
ISN – Global Operations Center
Avenue des Arts 1-2, 6th floor,
1210, Brussels, Belgium
Tel +32 2 808 04 20
[email protected]
