Who we are
World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys.
World Kidney Day returns every year. Across the globe, hundreds of events take place, from public screenings in Argentina to Zumba marathons in Malaysia. We do it all to raise awareness. Awareness about preventive behaviors, awareness about risk factors, and awareness about how to live with kidney disease. We do this because we want kidney health for all.
World Kidney Day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA).
The new logo offers flexibility, thanks to the standalone elements: the brackets, depicting both kidneys and two hemispheres of the globe.
World Kidney Day started in 2006 and has not stopped growing ever since. Every year, the campaign highlights a particular theme.
World Kidney day is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA).
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is a not-for-profit society dedicated to advancing the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of kidney diseases in the developing and developed world. With over 9,000 professional members in 126 countries, the ISN provides a widely connected platform for scientific exchange between healthcare professionals around the world. The Society is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2020.
Visit their website at: www.theisn.org
The IFKF-WKA, a not-for-profit federation founded in 1999, currently has a membership of 63 kidney foundations and patient groups in 41 countries. IFKF-WKA advocates worldwide to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life of individuals with kidney disease; disseminates standards of best practice of treatment and care; assists with the establishment of kidney foundations in countries where they do not yet exist; facilitates educational programs for it members; and promotes kidney disease research.
Visit their website at: www.ifkf.org
The Steering Committee for World Kidney Day 2024 is composed of nephrology and transplantation experts who live and work in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America, and North America.
Members of the Steering Committee are:
Li-Li Hsiao, Co-Chair for ISN, USA
Dina Abdellatif, Co-Chair for IFKF-WKA, Egypt
Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Deputy Chair, ISN, Mexico
Augusto Cesar Soares Dos Santos Jr., ISN, Brazil
Magdalena Machalska, ISN Advocacy Director, Belgium
Natarajan Gopalakrishnan, ISN, India
Alessandro Balducci, IFKF-WKA, Italy
Ágnes Haris, IFKF-WKA, Hungary
Manjusha Yadla, IFKF-WKA, India
Bill Wang, IFKF-WKA, Hong Kong
The role of the World Kidney Day project team is to recruit, engage and empower local organisers for their WKD celebrations across the world. They provide organisers with global guidance, materials and centralise best practice and ideas to give inspiration to organisations and individuals who want to be involved.
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Martina Pirotta
WKD Campaign Manager
Emma Gilbert
Campaign and Projects Administrator
World Kidney Day
ISN – Global Operations Center
Avenue des Arts 1-2, 6th floor,
1210, Brussels, Belgium
Tel +32 2 808 04 20
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