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Continuing kidney care in conflicts

Nature Reviews Nephrology volume 18, pages 479–480 (2022)Cite this article

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The devastating effects of war are far-reaching and particularly affect people with kidney disease. The Ukrainian conflict has highlighted problems encountered in the provision of support for this vulnerable group. On the basis of these and previous experiences in massive disasters, we propose a sustainable action plan to prepare for similar logistical challenges in future conflicts.

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Further information can be found at https://www.era-online.org/en/help-for-ukraine/ and https://www.espn-online.org/ukraine-task-force.

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  1. European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), Brussels, Belgium

    Raymond Vanholder

  2. Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

    Raymond Vanholder

  3. Medical Department, Médecins sans Frontières Operational Centre Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    Anja De Weggheleire

  4. Department of Nephrology and RRT Shupyk, National Health Care University, Kyiv, Ukraine

    Dmytro D. Ivanov

  5. Department of Nephrology, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    Valerie Luyckx

  6. Renal Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Valerie Luyckx

  7. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Valerie Luyckx

  8. Noncommunicable Disease Management-Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (MND), Non-communicable Disease Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

    Slim Slama

  9. Nephrology and Hypertension Associates, Bluefield, WV, USA

    Mohamed Sekkarie

  10. Department of Nephrology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet S. Sever

  11. Pediatric Renal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital Institute of Child Health, London, UK

    Rukshana Shroff

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Vanholder, R., De Weggheleire, A., Ivanov, D.D. et al. Continuing kidney care in conflicts. Nat Rev Nephrol 18, 479–480 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-022-00588-7

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