Peritoneal dialysis in the management of acute kidney injury in children and young adults within French-speaking countries - Partnership between the Société francophone de néphrologie, dialyse et transplantation (SFNDT) and the Saving Young Lives program

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common event associated with a high mortality rate in the absence of adequate treatment. In lower-income countries, peritoneal dialysis (PD) plays an essential role in the treatment of AKI, especially in the paediatric population. In 2013, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) launched the ‘0 by 25’ project, which aims to eliminate preventable deaths from AKI worldwide by 2025. The Saving Young Lives (SYL) program is a key component of this initiative, with the objective that by 2025 there will be no deaths resulting from AKI. Despite SYL’s efforts, access to the program and seminars, which were previously held in English, had been limited to English-speaking countries. As a result, French-speaking African countries were underrepresented among participants due to the language barrier. Since 2023, to promote PD training in French-speaking African regions, the Société francophone de néphrologie, dialyse et transplantation (SFNDT) has sought to form a partnership with the SYL program. The objective of this partnership is to train healthcare providers from French-speaking African countries in the use of PD and PD catheter placement for the management of AKI. This partnership aims to establish seminars in French with both theoretical and practical workshops. Here, we describe the local context, challenges, and perspectives of this partnership.