#UNDay, 2020 today marks #UN75 and its founding Charter. This anniversary comes at a time of great disruption for the world but serves as a reminder that times of struggle present opportunities to bring about positive change and transformation when we are united and work together

On #UNDay, we invite you to read @valerie_luyckx, ISN Advocacy Working Group Member, in the Bulletin of the @WHO "The global burden of kidney disease and the sustainable development goals".

https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/96/6/17-206441/en/ #UN75 #NCDs #buildbackbetter #kidneyhealth

“The bidirectional and synergistic interplay between kidney disease and all of the @UN Sustainable Development Goals #SGDs must be acknowledged in the development of a multisectoral approach” @valerie_luyckx #UNDay #UN75 #NCDs #buildbackbetter #kidneyhealth

“Health workers and communities must be empowered to advocate for, and hold policy-makers accountable for kidney health, as an important step towards the achievement of the @UN Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs” @valerie_luyckx #UNDay #UN75 #NCDs #buildbackbetter #kidneyhealth

#CKD is a rapidly growing public health problem. Major political interventions are required to mitigate the social &socioeconomic inequities that contribute to the development and progression of CKD. Read M. R. Moosa
on @NatRevNeph on #UNDay https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-00342-x #kidneyhealth

Health-care professionals and nephrologists in particular can and should make clear contributions towards achieving the #SDGs. This commitment will require changes in patient care, research, & education. Read @Peterblankesti2 on @NatRevNeph on #UNDay https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-00353-8 #NCDs

Progress towards the @UN #SGDs depends on population health in all countries... "affordable and effective
life-saving interventions do not reach large sections of society". Read ISN president @vjha126 on @NatRevNeph on #UNDay https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-00361-8 #NCDs #kidneyhealth

The incidence of #kidneydiseases from communicable and non-communicable causes is expected to increase globally as a consequence of global warming. Read Matthew A. Borg on @NatRevNeph on #UNDay https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-00365-4 #NCDs #buildbackbetter #kidneyhealth #SDGs #KidneyWk

Katherine Barraclough & John Agar discuss the relationship between climate change & kidney disease and highlight current and future opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint of kidney care delivery, focusing on dialysis: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-019-0245-1 #UNDay #kidneyhealth #SDGs #UN75