World Kidney Day 2024: Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice

On March 14, 2024, the World Kidney Day call to action is "Kidney Health for All: Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice" to improve the quality of life and delay disease progression for people living with kidney disease. On March 14, 2024,the World Kidney Day call to action is " Kidney Health for All: Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice " to improve the quality of life and delay disease progression for people living with kidney disease...

On March 14, 2024, the World Kidney Day call to action is "Kidney Health for All: Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice" to improve the quality of life and delay disease progression for people living with kidney disease.

Read the full news release here: https://www.worldkidneyday.org/knowledge-bank-files/wkd-press-release-2024/

Masomi Nangaku, president of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), and Latha Kumaraswami, president of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), the two organizations that lead the World Kidney Day (WKD) campaign, jointly emphasize that "Overcoming barriers to optimal medication practice poses multifaceted challenges, including economic burdens, limited access to affordable treatments, gaps in disease knowledge, inadequate focus on prevention and early diagnosis, challenges in medication adherence, global policy gaps, a shortage of primary care professionals, and the harmful impact of patient misinformation." Further, they urge that "Addressing these issues is essential to ensure fair access and promote a culture of well-informed and effective medication management."

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