How to advocate for the inclusion of chronic kidney disease in a national noncommunicable chronic disease program

Marcello Tonelli*, Sanjay Agarwal, Alan Cass, Guillermo Garcia Garcia, Vivek Jha, Sarala Naicker, Haiyan Wang, Chih Wei Yang, Donal O'Donoghue

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Abstract

Many countries are developing or refining national strategies for noncommunicable chronic disease (NCD) prevention and control. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a cause and consequence of other NCDs; CKD acts as a risk multiplier for all four key NCDs as specified by the World Health Organization; CKD is associated with high health-care costs; CKD is readily identifiable; and treatment of CKD is cost-effective and improves outcomes. These observations argue in favor of including CKD in national NCD programs. The purpose of this article is to outline key steps in advocating for the inclusion of CKD in national NCD strategies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1269-1274
Number of pages6
JournalKidney International
Volume85
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 06 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • chronic kidney disease
  • health policy
  • noncommunicable chronic diseases

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