European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA)

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Since its launch in 2006 the EKHA is committed to addressing the urgent need for action to raise awareness of kidney disease in Europe and in particular the benefits of early detection. The members work in cooperation with other health organizations at EU level to provide advice to the EU institutions and health bodies on research policies and programs of relevance to the kidney and related medical communities and promote awareness of such methods to the general public.

EKHA brings together five major European and international organizations representing kidney health stakeholders (patients, nurses, physicians and researchers):

		CEAPIR (European Kidney Patients’ Federation)
		EDTNA/ERCA (European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/ European Renal Care Association)
		ERA-EDTA (European Kidney Patients’ Federation)
		IFKF (International Federation of Kidney Foundations)
		ISN (International Society of Nephrology)

For more detailed information on EKHA please visit the EKHA website.

Download: EKHA Fact Sheet on The Kidney in Health and Disease

Mission and Goals

EKHAs Mission & Goals can be summarized as follows:

Raise Awareness of the importance of kidney health and the need for action particularly regarding early detection and its role in slowing the progression of CKD
Facilitate the exchange of information between the European Kidney Community, EU institutions and organizations in charge of health policy throughout the EU
Promote best practice for patient care for those with kidney disease by developing consistent strategies for educating and training stakeholders throughout the EU
Support the developments of new technologies and therapeutic approaches through the promotion of research and its translation into clinical practice
Cooperate with EU Health organizations addressing areas linked to kidney disease.

EKHA Management Committee

Chairman: Professor Norbert Lameire (Belgium)

For CEAPIR:

Mr. Mark Murphy (Dublin, Ireland)
Mr Christian Frenzel (Mainz, Germany)

For EDTNA/ERCA:

Mrs Jitka Pancirova (Prague, Czech Republic)
Mrs Karen Jenkins (London, UK)

For ERA-EDTA :

Mrs Monica Fontana (Italy)
Professor Raymond Vanholder (Belgium)

For IFKF:

Mr Jan Lantink (Netherlands)
Mr Tom Oostrom (Netherlands)

For ISN:

Professor Paul de Jong (Netherlands)
Mr Luca Segantini (Belgium)