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Health burden of kidney disease recognized by UN

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are taking center stage in global health policy. Intensive lobbying by the International Society of Nephrology has gained recognition for chronic kidney disease (CKD) as a major NCD. Continuing advocacy is needed for the health risk of CKD to be understood and opportunities for prevention and treatment grasped.

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  1. Couser, W. G., Remuzzi, G., Mendis, S. & Tonelli, M. The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden of major noncommunicable diseases. Kidney Int. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2011.368.

  2. The UN General Assembly. Political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases [online], (2011).

  3. The International Society of Nephrology. A briefing on the global impact of kidney disease [online], (2011).

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J. Feehally is the President of the International Society of Nephrology.

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Feehally, J. Health burden of kidney disease recognized by UN. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 12–13 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2011.191

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