Asian Pediatric Nephrology Association (ASPNA)

Dr. Tadasu Sakai broached the idea of establishing a Working Group for Pediatric Nephrology in Asia in Philadelphia in 1980. After 6 years of further talks, core founding members were identified: Drs. Tadasu Sakai and Fumio Yamashita (Japan), KW Ko (Korea), CH Chen (Taiwan), RN Srivastava (India), WQ Kang (China), IGN Wila Wirya (Indonesia), Voranunt Suphipant (Thailand), Indon Lajin (Malaysia) and Carmelo Alfiler (Philippines).

Mission:
• to promote the science and art of Pediatric Nephrology in Asia
• to maintain the highest level of professional skills and ethics in the practice of the subspecialty
• to foster regional camaraderie and cooperation among member nations
• to represent AsPNA in IPNA and other international/regional nephrology endeavors.