title: How to advocate for the inclusion of chronic kidney disease in a national noncommunicable chronic disease program.
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.
authors: Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Marcello
authors: M
authors: Tonelli
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Sanjay
authors: S
authors: Agarwal
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Cass
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Guillermo
authors: G
authors: Garcia Garcia
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Jha
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Sarala
authors: S
authors: Naicker
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: HaiYan
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Chih-Wei
authors: CW
authors: Yang
authors: International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors: Donal
authors: D
authors: O'Donoghue
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D011050:Policy Making; D011379:Prognosis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012926:Social Control, Formal