INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION RCME TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT
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 (Tamilnadu Kidney Research) Foundation is a registered non-profit charitable organisation founded by Dr. Georgi Abraham and likeminded people in June 1993 with the aim of helping under-privileged people 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 , 8 in Chennai and one each in Madurai, Coimbatore, Vellore and Tiruppur helping 672 patients with free and subsidized dialysis. The Valluvarkottam unit is supported by the Greater Chennai Corporation, Rotary Club of Madras East and other valuable donors and has 18 machines.
This new 19th machine has been donated by M/s. Sri Ramachandra Trust and M/s. Mangal Tirth Estate Limited and was inaugurated by Mr. N. Ramachandran and Mr. M. Balasubramaniam at the Greater Chennai Corporation, Rotary Club of Madras East, TANKER Foundation Dialysis Unit. With this generous donation more patients will benefit in and around the Valluvarkottam area.
TANKER Foundation Managing Trustee, Mrs Latha A. Kumaraswami, welcomed the donors and 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, FreeMasons, 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. She also deeply appreciated all the staff of TANKER and called them Angels on Earth who are doing selfless service.
Mr. N. Ramachandran of M/s. Sri Ramachandra Trust spoke and greatly appreciated the dedicated service by TANKER and their wonderful staff. Mr. M. Balasubramaniam and Mr. Vijay of M/s. Mangal Tirth Estate Limited said they would continue to help TANKER in all their activities.
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