Kidney Health for All: Delivering Comprehensive Care from Prevention to Treatment

In December, the adoption of the Political Declaration of the Fourth High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on NCDs and Mental Health, or HLM4, marked a historic turning point. For the first time, kidney health has been explicitly recognized and prioritized within the broader NCD and mental health agenda. The Political Declaration builds on last year’s World Health Organization resolution on kidney health and shifts the focus from global commitments to implementation at country level: ensuring that comprehensive kidney care is an essential, available, and affordable component of every national health system.

Hosted by Devex and the International Society of Nephrology, this event will explore how integrating the full continuum of kidney care — from primary-level prevention and early detection to sustainable care models — can strengthen health systems and advance progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 3.8 to achieve universal health coverage. Addressing the global burden of kidney disease is a key factor in the long-term viability of UHC in terms of fiscal sustainability, financial protection, and healthcare coverage. As the global community looks ahead to the 2027 UN High-Level Meeting on UHC, this session will demonstrate that a health system capable of managing kidney disease is a system capable of achieving UHC for all.