Kidney Disease in the Public Health Agenda

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of premature mortality worldwide, with cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes considered to be the key contributors. However, the global prevalence of kidney disease is higher than that of any of these four NCDs. In 2024, a Consensus Statement led by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), European Renal Association (ERA) and International Society of Nephrology (ISN) called for kidney disease to be prioritized by the WHO as a major NCD driver of premature mortality. The WHO 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) will convene in May 2025 and, for the first time, member states will discuss the adoption of a kidney resolution (proposed by Guatemala), which puts forward the promotion of kidney health and strengthening prevention and control of kidney disease as key steps to reduce the global burden of non-communicable diseases (see SDG3.4 ).

Nature Reviews Nephrology welcomes you to this webinar, in which our speakers — Joaquin Barnoya (Guatemalan Health Minister), Prabir Roy-Chaudhury (ASN), Roser Torra (ERA) and Marcello Tonelli (ISN)— will discuss the current landscape of kidney disease in the public health agenda, and how to address the growing global burden of kidney disease.

For a snapshot of the global burden of kidney disease see our infographic (Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Portuguese and Spanish versions also available in the supplementary information ).