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Dr Valerie Luyckx Valerie is a nephrologist trained in South Africa and the USA. She holds an MSc in Public Health and a PhD in Biomedical Ethics. She works at the Zurich Children's Hospital in Switzerland and holds affiliate positions at Harvard Medical School and the University of Cape Town.She is chair of the Advocacy Working Group of the International Society of Nephrology and of the Ethics Committee or the European Renal Association. Her research activities include the challenges of justice, equity and moral distress relating to resource allocation and management of kidney disease in resource limited regions especially sub-Saharan Africa. She is an active advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion and has a strong commitment to strengthen local capacity in nephrology.
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