Heather Walker

KDIGO is pleased to share the newly published report from its Controversies Conference on Preventing CKD and Maintaining Kidney Health, now available in press in @Kidney_Int. 📄Download the report: kdigo.co/2025-CKD-Prevention… 📘 Read the report in KI: kdigo.co/KDIGO-2025-CKD-Prev… Co-chaired by Dr. Alberto Ortiz and Dr. Kathy Tuttle, the conference brought together global experts and patient advocates to reframe how kidney disease is addressed, prioritizing prevention, early detection, and long-term kidney health across the lifespan. “CKD affects over 800 million people worldwide and is one of the major unsolved challenges in global health,” said Dr. Ortiz. “We need structural changes that support proactive primary prevention in addition to earlier diagnosis and treatment—especially in low- and middle-income countries.” “The data now show that kidney disease is not inevitable. In many cases, it can be delayed—or even prevented—if we intervene early," said Dr Tuttle. "We need to treat CKD prevention as a public health priority, like we’ve done for heart disease and diabetes. That means integrating kidney health into the entire continuum of chronic disease prevention and empowering both clinicians and patients through education and awareness.” #kidneyhealth #publichealth #CKD