INAUGURATION OF A NEW HAEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FOR THE REKHA MEMORIAL RENNY ABRAHAM AMBATTUR ROTARY TANKER DIALYSIS UNIT

 


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 dialysis unit is supported by the Ambattur Rotary Club and Hospital, the CMCHIS and many valuable donors. 

 

The new dialysis machine has been donated by Prakash Foods & Feed Mills Private Limited. Dr. D.V.R. Prakash Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Prakash Foods & Feed Mills Private Limited inaugurated the machine. He donated this machine in memory of his wife Mrs Bala Tripura Sundari. His son Rtn. Sriram was also present at the program. Dr. D.V.R. Prakash Rao said, he is very appreciative of TANKER's efforts and will support them again in the future.


Dr Georgi Abraham welcomed the gathering and conveyed his gratitude to Dr Prakash and said that it was important to do research work into kidney disease and transplantation. He requested Dr Prakash for support.

 

Mrs Latha Kumaraswami, Managing Trustee of TANKER Foundation thanked Rotary Club of Ambattur,Ambattur Rotary Hospital, GCC ,the CMCHIS  and other valuable donors for their regular support. TANKER has done almost 6.60 lakhs dialysis and is now helping 891 patients through their 14 dialysis centres. Awareness programmes have been done for almost 2 Lakh people and Screening Camps for 42,212 people for early detection of kidney disease. TANKER's staff are the Angels on Earth who are totally selfless and dedicated to helping the needy.

 

The Machine was inaugurated at The Rekha Memorial Renny Abraham Ambattur Rotary TANKER Foundation Dialysis Unit, Ambattur Rotary Hospital, 1st Main Road, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai – 600058.


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