01268nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001100001400042700002100056700001900077700002100096700001900117700001600136700001800152700002100170700001100191245011800202520074000320022001401060       2013                            d1 aCass Alan1 aTonelli Marcello1 aAgarwal Sanjay1 aGarcia Guillermo1 aNaicker Sarala1 aWang Haiyan1 aYang Chih-Wei1 aO'Donoghue Donal1 aJha V.00aHow to advocate for the inclusion of chronic kidney disease in a national noncommunicable chronic disease program3 a<p>
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.Kidney International advance online publication, 13 February 2013; doi:10.1038/ki.2012.488.
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