INAUGURATION OF NEW DIALYSIS UNIT BY ROTARY CLUB OF TIRUPPUR NORTH, TIRUPPUR CORPORATION & TANKER FOUNDATION
TANKER Foundation was inaugurated it’s 11th Dialysis Unit on Wednesday 05th August 2020 at 9.15.a.m at ” Easwaramoorthy Maternity Hospital, Opp to Railway Station, Kumaran Road, Tiruppur- 641601”. This is a joint effort of the Rotary Club of Tiruppur North, Tiruppur Corporation, and TANKER Foundation.
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 organization started in June 1993 with the aim of helping under-privileged patients with kidney disease by giving subsidized dialysis and one-time financial help for medication, investigation and transplantation and as 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.
The Unit was inaugurated by Rtn. S. Gunasekaran M.L.A, Tiruppur South Constituency, Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan I. A. S, Thirupur Collector & Mr. K. Sivakumar M.A Thirupur Corporation Commissioner at the “Easwaramoorthy Maternity Hospital, Opp to Railway Station, Kumaran Road, Tiruppur- 641601on Wednesday 05th August 2020 at 9.15 a.m.Mrs.Latha Kumaraswami,Managing Trustee,TANKER Foundation and Rtn Balasubramanian of Rotary Club of Thirupur North also participated.
TANKER UPDATE:
We have completed 27 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 July 2020, TANKER has provided 353,549 free and subsidized dialysis for 1645 patients. We have also given financial support of Rs. 393 Lakhs to 3384 patients as one-time contributions ranging from Rs. 5,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- for transplantation, medication, investigation and fistula surgery costs.
Our Eleven subsidized dialysis units have a total of 157 Dialysis Stations 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 and 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 Lodge Accountants Charitable Trust 11.Tiruppur with Tiruppur North Rotary Club and Tiruppur Corporation. We provide 5030 dialyses per month, of which 4791 are free of cost with valuable help fromthe Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), Greater Chennai Corporation and other valuable donors.
At present, we help 550 patients in our units. We also have a dialysis facility at PIMS, 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. 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. 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 35,554 individuals for early detection of kidney disease through our 416 screening camps. 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 11 dialysis units. Our grateful thanks again for your continued support. Please keep our staff and patients in your prayers.
TANKER FoundationAbiramee ApartmentsFlat.No 11, 3rd Floor, Old No.6 & New No.11 Thirumurthy Street, T. Nagar, Chennai – 600017Ph : 044- 4309 0998, 2834 1635 Telefax : 044 2834 1635Email: [email protected]
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