[Correspondence] Guatemala's resolution on kidney health: a historic opportunity

Although much remains to be done, tremendous progress has been made on the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with slow but steady health gains achieved for millions of people.1,2 However, in contrast to the progress made with other NCDs, the burden of chronic kidney disease continues to grow. Kidney disease affects more than 850 million people worldwide,3 with its prevalence increasing in parallel with that of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.