INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE URBAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PERUNGUDI & TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT

INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE URBAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PERUNGUDI & TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT
INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE URBAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PERUNGUDI & TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT
INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE URBAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PERUNGUDI & TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT
INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE URBAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PERUNGUDI & TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT

INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE URBAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PERUNGUDI & TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT

01st November 2021 at 3.30 pm

 

Kidney Disease is the third largest killer after malignancy and heart disease. Almost 2.5 lakh people die of kidney failure in India every year. It is the third largest killer after malignancy and heart disease. Millions suffer from some form of kidney disease and many of them, particularly in India cannot afford the cost of treatment or care.

 

TANKER (Tamilnad Kidney Research) Foundation is a registered non-profit charitable organisation started in June 1993 with the aim of helping under-privileged patients with kidney disease by giving subsidised and free dialysis and one time financial help for medication, investigation and transplantation and to spread awareness about kidney disease. TANKER cares for those, the underprivileged, who suffer kidney problems of any kind, reversible or terminal, regardless of caste, creed, sex or religion.TANKER runs 12 dialysis units in Tamilnadu helping 670 patients with free and subsidized dialysis.

The 12th machine in the Perungudi unit was inaugurated by ADGP Dr.K.Jayanth Murali IPS. Pledging support for NGO TANKER Foundation’s efforts, Dr K Jayanth Murali, IPS, hoped there would be a dialysis unit in every district of Tamil Nadu. Dr Jayanth Murali inaugurated the dialysis machine he donated along with other well-wishers, at the TANKER Foundation Dialysis Centre functioning at the Urban Community Health Centre (UCHC) at Perungudi, Monday, October 1, 2021.

Being a fitness enthusiast and a marathoner, he expressed concern over people running marathons and not taking care of their kidneys. During the pandemic, the ADGP wanted to do something useful and started the site Let’s Fight Corona and helped people out in various ways. Dr Jayanth Murali, who heads the Armed Police, then turned his eyes towards TANKER and raised donations to fund the dialysis machine.

TANKER Foundation calls its dialysis unit staff Angels on Earth for the work they do even during the pandemic. Dr Jayanth Murali went a step ahead and called them Gods as, he said, they do God’s work here.He also inaugurated an oxygen concentrator, donated by Mr. Durai on the occasion.

TANKER Foundation Founder-Trustee, Dr Georgi Abraham, said, “We are catalysts, we engage people, we connect people.” He pointed out how donations were vital for the organisation to serve the underprivileged.

Dr Kasirajan, Medical Officer with UCHC, thanked TANKER Foundation for running the unit well and helping the needy.

TANKER Foundation Managing–Trustee, Mrs Latha A. Kumaraswami, detailing the work done by the NGO, said this was the 12th machine in the Perungudi unit. She also reminded that “what we do is a drop in the ocean” and how donations were helpful.She also gave an update of TANKER and said that so far TANKER has done more than 4 lakh free and subsidized dialysis through their 12 dialysis centres thanks to valuable support from the CMCHIS, Greater Chennai Corporation and various Rotary Clubs,Free Masons, Round Table and other valuable donors. TANKER has given donations of Rs.3.49 crores for medications and investigation costs. TANKER has conducted 1279 Awareness programmes reaching out to 1.8 lakh people and over 35810 people have been screened for kidney disease. The Corporation Perungudi dialysis unit started with 10 machines and now has 12 machines.

TANKER Foundation Head Admin, Mrs Vasanthi Ravichander, proposed the vote of thanks. She had a special word of thanks for Independent Business Strategist, Ms Vidhya Arumugam, for coordinating with the Armed Police in raising the amount for the Perungudi dialysis machine.Earlier, Mrs Sudha Rao,Advisory Member.TANKER Foundation rendered the prayer song.

We would be grateful for your good coverage in your esteemed newspaper/media channel.

 

Grateful thanks for all your support and encouragement over the years in helping us reach out to more underprivileged patients with kidney disease.

 

 

Warm Regards,

Latha A Kumaraswami

Managing Trustee, TANKER Foundation

Secretary & Treasurer, President-Elect

International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance

World Kidney Day-Joint Steering Committee Member

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TANKER UPDATE:

We have completed 28 years of service for the underprivileged with kidney ailments. With your help, we have meaningfully contributed to healthcare, research, training and advocacy connected to kidney disease. From June 1993 till October 2021, TANKER has provided 441,399 free and subsidized dialysis for 2049 patients. We have also given financial support of Rs. 3.49 Crores to 3786 patients as one-time contributions ranging from Rs. 5,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- for transplantation, medication, investigation and fistula surgery costs.

Our Twelve subsidized dialysis units have a total of 175 Dialysis Machines and are situated in 1. Ambattur Rotary Hospital, Chennai, 2. Arogya Trust, Chokkikulam, Madurai, 3. RVS College of Nursing, Kannampalayam, Coimbatore, 4. Corporation P.H.C, Nungambakkam, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Madras East, 5. Thiruverkadu, Chennai with Rotary Club of Madras West, 6. Vellore with Rotary Club of Vellore Fort 7. Corporation U. P. H. C, Retteri, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Chennai Towers, 8. Perungudi, Chennai with Corporation U.C.H.C 9. Corporation U.C.H.C, Valasaravakkam, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Chennai Coastal, 10. Corporation U.C.H.C , Injambakkam, Chennai along with Freemasons Lodge Accountants 194 and Lodge Accountants Charitable Trust 11.Tiruppur with Tiruppur North Rotary Club and Tiruppur Corporation, 12.Corporation U.C.H.C, Thiruvotriyur, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Madras Central Aadithya and Rotary Club of Madras West. We provide 6408 dialysis per month, of which 6132 are free of cost with valuable help from the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), Greater Chennai Corporation and other valuable donors. At present, we help 670 patients in our units.

We also have a dialysis facility at MGM Hospital, Pondicherry. In November 2009, we started our HIV Dialysis Unit providing dialysis to underprivileged HIV patients. This is the first of its kind in India.  Subsequently we also opened an HIV facility with 3 machines in Parumala, Kerala. We also support Kerala Kidney Research Foundation (KKRF), which provides free and subsidized dialysis at Thiruvalla Medical Mission, SH Hospital, Kottayam and PVS Hospital, Kochi. We have recently also donated 4 machines worth Rs. 24 Lakhs to KKRF.  In February 2016, TANKER helped Catholic Mission Centre Hospital, Imphal, Manipur with 4 machines and equipment worth Rs. 33 Lakhs. We have enabled the opening of two dialysis units one each in Pillar Hospital, Port Blair, Andaman Islands  with Rotary Club of Guindy and Lawley Hospital, Coonoor with Rotary Club of Nilgiris. TANKER along with The Madras Medical Mission has donated a machine to the Dar es salaam General Hospital in Tanzania.

Almost 2.5 lakh people die of kidney failure in India every year. It is the third largest killer after malignancy and heart disease. Along with helping our patients, spreading the word about kidney disease is equally important to TANKER. We have reached out to more than 1.89 lakh people with the 1279 Awareness Programmes we conducted at schools, colleges, law enforcement offices and public forums. We have also screened 35,810 individuals for early detection of kidney disease through our 423 screening camps. TANKER Foundation, Kerala Kidney Research Foundation and St. Behanan's Orthodox Church opened an awareness and screening center in St. Behanan's Orthodox Church at Vennikulam, Kerala on 03rd March 2021 to reach out to the needy. As the field of research in kidney diseases requires more attention and guidance in India, TANKER also gives awards for research in Nephrology and Service to the tune of Rs. 8 lakhs every year.


We are continuing to do dialysis for all our patients through our 12 dialysis units. Our grateful thanks again for your continued support. Please keep our staff and patients in your prayers.