Kidney Today Blog

On Sept. 18, AKF hosted the second Rare Kidney Disease Advocacy Day, connecting patient advocates and health care professionals with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Notable AKF accomplishments in 2023 in advocating for policies that help improve the lives of those with kidney disease and living organ donors

AKF Ambassador Shante Byrd shares her experience of traveling to D.C. to meet with her elected officials during this year's Kidney Action Summit, sharing h...

On May 17, AKF hosted its annual Kidney Action Summit, connecting Ambassadors and their elected officials to discuss important legislation for the kidney commun...

24 AKF Ambassadors from 15 states and the District of Columbia participated in AKF's first Virtual Fly-in.

On April 3, 2019, AKF hosted its annual Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Twenty-seven AKF Ambassadors from 19 states and the District of Columbia gathered in our n...

During AKF's 2018 Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, 24 people with kidney disease, their caregivers and their loved ones from 14 states shared their stories wi...