TANKER FOUNDATION’S FUNDRAISER FOR PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST CHENNAI CITY POLICE PERSONNEL

TANKER FOUNDATION’S FUNDRAISER FOR PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST CHENNAI CITY POLICE PERSONNEL
TANKER FOUNDATION’S FUNDRAISER FOR PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST CHENNAI CITY POLICE PERSONNEL
TANKER FOUNDATION’S FUNDRAISER FOR PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST CHENNAI CITY POLICE PERSONNEL
TANKER FOUNDATION’S FUNDRAISER FOR PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST CHENNAI CITY POLICE PERSONNEL

TANKER FOUNDATION’S FUNDRAISER FOR PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE AMONGST CHENNAI CITY POLICE PERSONNEL

 

Marathon held on Sunday, 12th June 2022 at 5.30 a.m to 10.00 a.m at IIT MADRAS

 

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 free and subsidized dialysis and one-time financial help for medication, investigation and transplantation and also 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. 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.

 

Dr. K. Jayanth Murali IPS, Director General of Police, graciously consented to the request of the TANKER Foundation to run a full Marathon to enable the Foundation to raise funds for BP Machines for all Tamilnadu Police Stations so that Police Personnel can check their BP regularly and take corrective action to avoid kidney disease.

 

DGP Dr.jayanth Murali ran 50 kms and said that when he was approached by TANKER Foundation, he felt the need to do this for his fellow Police personnel as they were under a lot of stress and prone to high BP. He appreciated TANKER for doing this project and said that it would greatly benefit them.Earlier he had raised funds for dialysis machines for TANKER Foundation.The Dean Of IIT,Madras, Mr.Koshy was also present and said that he deeply appreciated ADGP Jayanth Murali's gesture and also wanted TANKER to conduct awareness and screening camps for IIT staff and students.Dr.Georgi Abraham,Founder Trustee TANKER Foundation said that each Police personnel could record their BP on a daily basis at the station everyday and if the BP was consistently high ,then corrective measures could be taken after seeing a doctor.Mrs.Latha Kumaraswami,Managing Trustee of TANKER expressed her gratitude to all Police personnel and said that they were also, along with all frontline workers ,Angels on Earth and that this project would help them keep their BP in check.She said that TANKER has done over 4.9 Lakh dialysis through their 12 units and at present do 6900 dialysis every month helping over 700 patients.TANKER has also conducted awareness programmes for over 1.9 Lakh people and screened over 35000 people for early detection of kidney disease. Mrs.Vasanthi Ravi,Head Admin TANKER Foundation and Mrs.Vidya,a regular donor also spoke at the function.

 

We would be grateful for your good coverage in your esteemed newspaper/media channel. Your support will help us get more contributions and reach out to more underprivileged people suffering from kidney disease and create more awareness of kidney disease.

 

Grateful thanks for all your support and encouragement over the years.

 

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 May 2022, TANKER has provided 487,742 free and subsidized dialysis for 2268 patients. We have also given financial support of Rs. 3.58 Crores to 3904 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 180 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 6888 dialysis per month, of which 6648 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 709 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 1.88 lakh people with the 1287 Awareness Programmes we conducted at schools, colleges, law enforcement offices and public forums. We have also screened 35,696 individuals for early detection of kidney disease through our 427 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.