world kidney day (wkd) is a joint initiative of the international society of nephrology (isn) and the international federation of kidney foundations (ifkf). seven years on from the first campaign, world kidney day (wkd) has turned into a global phenomenon. on march 13, 2014, medical professionals, government officials, the general public, celebrities and patients took action locally. in 2014, t...

visual sciences have been progressing quickly in recent decades through globalization phenomenon. an enormous change has taken place in ocular health issues, however, there are various problems facing ophthalmic public health worldwide. in the previous years, the world health organization and the international agency for the prevention of blindness in partnership launched the global initiative ...

World Meningitis Day, which happens every year on April 24th, reminds us that despite the huge threat imposed by COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, there are many other challenging infectious diseases should not be neglected. More than 2.5 million cases and 236,000 deaths due to meningitis were reported in 2019 (Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network, 2019Global Network Global burden disease ...