<p>Section 1: Introduction<br>1. Introduction</p> <p>Section 2: Burden of Disease: Prevalence of pre-dialysis kidney disease in disadvantaged populations in developed countries<br>2. Canada <br>3. Prevalence of pre-dialysis kidney disease in disadvantaged populations in developed countries-United States<br>4. Chronic kidney disease in China</p> <p>Section 3: Burden of disease: Prevalence and incidence of pre-dialysis kidney disease in disadvantaged populations in developing countries<br>5. Integration of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention into the Uruguayan National Programme for Noncommunicable Diseases <br>6. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated risk factors in Cuba<br>Section 4: Disparities in ESRD among disadvantaged populations<br>7. ESRD among indigenous populations in Canada<br>8. Racial differences in kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease in the USA<br>9. ESRD in Mexico<br>10. End stage renal disease in Latin America<br>11. Kidney Disease in Ethnic Minority Populations in the United Kingdom<br>12. End-Stage Renal Disease in the Middle East<br>13. End Stage Renal Disease (ESKD) in Egypt and North Africa<br>14. End Stage Renal Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa<br>15. Kidney Disease in South Asia<br>16. ESRD in South-East Asia<br>17. Kidney Disease in Maori and Pacific people in New Zealand<br>18. Kidney Disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia</p> <p>Section 5: Current view on risk factors<br>19. Current view on CKD risk factors: Traditional, non-communicable diseases: diabetes, hypertension, and obesity<br>20. Risk Factors for Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations – Communicable diseases, environmental factors, pollutants<br>21. Poverty and Renal Disease</p> <p>Section 6: Unique issues in kidney disease among disadvantaged populations<br>22. Mesoamerican Nephropathy or Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin<br>23. Prematurity, low birthweight and CKD<br>24. Hypovitaminosis D and Progression of CKD<br>25. Renal Care in an Unequal World: anthropological reflections<br>26. Developing nephrology programs in low resource settings<br>27. Renal transplantation in low resource settings<br>28. Renal Transplantation, the Iranian Model</p> <p>Section 7: CKD screening and prevention strategies in disadvantaged populations<br>29. Developing a Rational Approach for Chronic Kidney Disease Identification: Population Based vs. Targeted Screening Studies<br>30. CKD screening in Mexico<br>31. The role of primary health care professionals<br>32. Chronic Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations<br>33. Integration of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention into the Uruguayan National Programme for Noncommunicable Diseases <br>34. Integration of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention into Non-communicable Diseases Programs in Cuba<br>35. Raising awareness. The World Kidney Day Initiative</p>
