The second episode in our series Public Health and Nephrology Worldwide which aims to bring awareness to the growing public health problem of kidney disease. In this episode, Dr. Simon Fraser delves deeper into the epidemiology of the growing incidence of kidney disease around the world. He also discusses public health measures that have been taken, and ones that could be taken, to combat the problem. This podcast accompanies a book on the subject, Nephrology and Public Health Worldwide, 2021, available at: https://www.karger.com/Book/Home/280576 For more podcast episodes from Karger please visit karger.com/podcasts.