The remit of the Sister Centers Committee is to identify “mentor centres” in well-resourced regions to establish renal units on a 1 to 1 basis (with priority to centres from Emerging Countries and preference to support previously trained IPNA/ISN fellows) and supervise the whole programme.

The aim of this programme is to assist in improving:

• Clinical training of staff (medical, nursing and allied health staff) involved in caring for children with kidney disease
• Developing and upgrading services for children with kidney diseases
• Education into the community for preventative strategies
• Clinical research development.