Welcome!
You are visiting the former website of the IFKF.
Last February a new website has been launched.
All recent information about IFKF can now be found on www.ifkf.org.
We will keep this website in the air untill all visitors have found their way to the new site.
Warm regards!
IFKF Management Team
The IFKF's Mission is to foster international collaboration and exchange of ideas between local kidney foundations and not for profit organisations, to enable and help empower, local IFKF Member kidney organisations to improve the health, well being and the quality of life of all individuals at threat from kidney disease.
For compact information about IFKF please download the postcard with the IFKF Pyramid. The download can be used for local printing and further distribution.
Download here the IFKF pyramide
Our IFKF family team is a strong force to bring a global focus to the prevention and treatment of kidney disease - its Council of Governors now lists 65 Members. Members represent kidney related organisation - kidney foundations, patient associations, kidney community and advocacy groups. Additionally, various associate members support our IFKF President and the Board in its work.
IFKF Permanent Office and Management Services
Postal address: PO Box 2020
1400 DA, Bussum, Netherlands
Phone 0031 35 697 8012 (Els de Weerd)
Fax 0031 35 697 8008
E-mail:
Paul Beerkens, Executive Director: paulbeerkens@ifkfms.com
Jan Lantink, Program Director: janlantink@ifkfms.com
Els de Weerd, Management Assistant: elsdeweerd@ifkfms.com
Posted 8 Februari 2012
With pleasure we can announce that Laszlo Rosivall and his team, after a lot of preparation and hard work, have now launched the official website for the 2012 IFKF Annual Meeting in beautiful Budapest, August 22 - 25.
The web address: www.ifkfbudapest.com
On the site you will find the very interesting program, forms for registration and accommodation, and other relevant information to start scheduling your trip. We hope to welcome you in August, often one of the nicest periods during the European summer.
Posted 29 December 2011
As published in the President's October Newsletter the dates for the 2012 Annual Meeting in Budapest are 22 – 25 August, 2012. The Program Committee members under the leadership of Lazslo Rosivall and Guillermo Garcia Garcia are working with great dedication to complete an interesting program for IFKF members and other participants as soon as possible. A draft program will be published on this website as soon as it is ready.
Posted 4 November 2011
Dear Members,
Many good things are happening both within the IFKF, and within our relationships with other non-profit organisations and industries that support the IFKF in our long term policy and growth.
Our October newsletter covers the following topics and issues:
1. CKD and World Health
2. International Organization exposure for IFKF
3. Website Changes
4. Membership Fees and Categories
5. SeeKD® and Kidney Foundations Partnership Program
6. Partners and Sponsors
7. Meetings
8. WKD 2012
You can read the Newsletter October 2011 here: 12th issue - October 2011
Posted 12 October 2011
Fernanda Arce Amaré from the Asociación Mexicana para el Estudio de la Acidosis Tubular Renal ATR is very active in publishing her ATR newsletter. She has now sent her the latest ATR newsletter in English. You can download the newsletter here
Please go to Latest News for regular updates about what happens in our kidney health community.
Posted 28 December 2011
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Kidneys for life
Focus on transplantation, but also awareness building for detection and prevention
Our 2012 and seventh World Kidney Day will be held on 8 March 2012
World Kidney Day campaign is celebrated annually on 2nd Thursday of March
World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign highlighting the importance of our kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems. 
Healthy Weight: Healthy Blood Pressure
In partnership with World Kidney Day
World Hypertension Day website
World Hypertension League
See how your global kidney community celebrated www.worldkidneyday.org/pages/events.php
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Updated 02 March 2012