PTNefDPolskie Towarzystwo Nefrologii Dziecięcej

Dear ESPN Members,
Dear friends and colleagues from Ukraine, 
 
as a European society we condemn any kind of violent attacks on the sovereignty of a country and its citizens. In solidarity we stand by the Ukrainian people and hope that the aggressiveness will be stopped immediately. 
 
As a consequence the ESPN council decided that the ESPN Congress 2024 will not take place in St. Petersburg as originally planned. A new venue will be announced soon. Please await further information.
 
We are in contact with the President of the Ukrainian Pediatric Nephrology Society to help for their urgent needs. The Polish Pediatric Nephrology Society kindly offers treatment to Ukrainian children with kidney diseases including those who require dialysis or have a kidney transplant if this cannot be provided in their country. We thank to Polish Pediatric Nephrology community for their active and pivotal role in this difficult situation.
However, it is important for us to emphasize that neither our Russian colleagues nor the Russian people are to be held responsible for the criminal acts of their government. But as a European society we condemn any kind of violent attacks on the sovereignty of a country and its citizens. We hope that the aggressiveness will be stopped soon.

On behalf of ESPN Council 
 
ESPN President Rezan Topaloglu              
ESPN Assistant  President Dieter Haffner              
ESPN Treasurer Jun Oh