Advancing Kidney Care for People of African Descent

​Presented by Doris Baird Foundation

​​Advancing Kidney Care for People of African Descent brings together leaders, practitioners, and advocates to address equity, access, and outcomes in kidney health.

​​People of African descent face disproportionately high rates of kidney disease — and dramatically less access to the dialysis that keeps them alive.

​​Join Dr. Wycliffe Baird, founder of the Doris Baird Memorial Dialysis Clinic in Tema, Ghana, for a candid conversation at the United Nations on what health equity actually looks like in practice — not in policy papers, but in treatment rooms, in waiting lists, and in the families who travel hours for care they may not even receive.

​​This side event brings together health advocates, global policymakers, and community leaders to examine the structural barriers driving this crisis and the concrete solutions already within reach.

​​The clinic is fully built. Dialysis machines are on site. What's missing is the funding to open the doors.

​​Come hear what's possible — and what's at stake — when we choose access over absence.

​​📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva 📅 April 14–17, 2026 🩺 5th Session — UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent