Inauguration of a new haemodialysis machine at Rekha Memorial Renny Abraham Tanker Foundation dialysis unit and CCTV for fifteen centers

A new dialysis machine, CCTV facility for fifteen centers, 1 desktop Computer, 2 Laptops and Uniforms for TANKER staff have been donated by Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited to the tune of Rs.70 lakhs. Mr. M. Anandan, Founder & Executive Chairman, Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited & Mrs. Padma Anandan inaugurated the machine, CCTV and distributed the Uniforms to the staff. Mr. Nalankilli, AIEMA President, Mrs. Jyoti Vakaria, Rotary Club of Anna Nagar President and others participated in the event held on 7th July 2023.

Mr. M. Anandan said that he was happy to be associated with TANKER Foundation and appreciated the work they were doing for the needy with kidney failure.Aptus has helped NGOs with over Rs 4 Crores donations so far. Mrs Latha Kumaraswami, Managing Trustee of TANKER Foundation welcomed the donors and expressed TANKER's gratitude for Mr and Mrs Anandan's spontaneous and generous help and AIEMA's and Ambattur Rotary's support in the dialysis unit.

Mrs Vasanthi Ravi,Head Admin of TANKER gave an update on TANKER’s activities. She said that  since inception in 1993, almost 5.8 Lakhs dialysis have been carried out so far for over 2,607 patients, and Rs. 4 crores have been provided as assistance to 4903 people for medication, investigation and surgery costs. At present, 850 patients were benefitting through TANKER's 14 dialysis units. Almost 2 lakh people have been reached out to through the awareness programmes, and 39,216 people had been screened for kidney disease. She was grateful to the TANKER Angels on Earth as TANKER's dedicated staff are referred to, CMCHIS ,  GCC, Rotary, Freemasons, Corporate donors, and individual donors.  TANKER is grateful to the Press and media for their support over the years.

Almost 2.5 lakh people die of kidney failure in India every year. It is the third largest killer after malignancy and heart disease. One in 10 people in the world suffer from some form of kidney disease and many of them, particularly in India cannot afford the cost of treatment or care. Around 14440 people get kidney failure every year in Tamilnadu alone, and only 10% have access to treatment.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 spread awareness about kidney disease. TANKER cares for those, the underprivileged, who suffer with kidney problems of any kind, reversible or terminal, regardless of caste, creed, sex or religion.TANKER runs 14 dialysis units, 11 in Chennai and one each in Madurai, Vellore and Tiruppur. The Ambattur unit is supported by the Ambattur Rotary Club & Hospital.