title: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in disadvantaged populations.
abstract: Twelve March 2015 will mark the 10th anniversary of World Kidney Day (WKD), an initiative of the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. Since its inception in 2006, WKD has become the most successful effort ever mounted to raise awareness among decision-makers and the general public about the importance of kidney disease. Each year WKD reminds us that kidney disease is common, harmful and treatable. The focus of WKD 2015 is on chronic kidney disease (CKD) in disadvantaged populations. This article reviews the key links between poverty and CKD and the consequent implications for the prevention of kidney disease and the care of kidney patients in these populations.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Service , Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center , Guadalajara, Jalisco , Mexico.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia-Garcia
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India ; George Institute for Global Health , New Delhi , India ; University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.
authors.forename: Vivekanand
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Philip Kam
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Tao Li
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garcia-Garcia
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Couser
authors.forename: Timur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erk
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zakharova
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Segantini
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shay
authors.forename: Miguel C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Riella
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Osafo
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kernahan
keywords: chronic kidney disease; epidemiology; ethnicity; inequality; socioeconomic deprivation