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 November 2020, TANKER has provided 369,769 free and subsidized dialysis for 1774 patients. We have also given financial support of Rs. 466 Lakhs to 3453 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 5263 dialyses per month, of which 4995 are free of cost with valuable help from the Chief Ministers Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), Greater Chennai Corporation and other valuable donors.
At present, we help 605 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 is grateful to the following donors who have come forward to donate dialysis machines
Mrs. Malathi Venkatesan Endowment Fund for education for TANKER patient's children. Mr. S. V. Venkatesan distributed Rs. 1 Lakh to the families.
"Sing for TANKER" donated Audio Systems for TANKER Units at Ambattur, Thiruverkadu and Valluvarkottam and will be performing for our patients on a regular basis.
Rotary Club of Pallava Donates dialysis machine to Ambattur Rotary hospital on 21st March 2018
our Prevention Program Head Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi was awarded "Woman of Mettle Award " By Eastern's Bhoomika -the iconic woman in your life.
Our 25th Annual Charity Awards Nite was held on Thursday, 25th January 2018 at Hotel Savera, RK Salai, Chennai.
Sai Baba Is Still Alive Charitable Trust under the guidance of Srimati Jaya Wahi (author of the books Sai Baba Is Still Alive and 108 Pearls of Baba Sai) is committed to taking forward Baba’s wish of feed the hungry and clothe the poor to the maximum extent she can.
Our donor Mrs. Chitra Mr. Ramachandran and Mr Karthik visited our admin office to make donation and visited our Nungambakkam Dialysis Unit on 20th December 2017.
Ms. Lakshmi Kumaraswami ran the 21 KM half Marathon in the TWCM (The Wipro Chennai Marathon ) held on 03rd December 2017.
Spreading Hope, a non-profit foundation and DaVita India collaborate to start a pan-India drive on kidney awareness and organ donation.
Chairman and Managing Director
The New Indian
Express
Visited our Ambattur Dialysis Unit on 17th October 2017.
Our 24th Annual Charity and Awards Nite was held on Wednesday, 25th January 2017 at 5.45 pm at Hotel Savera, RK Salai, Chennai.For the past Eight years we have used this special night as a platform to recognise
Inauguration of the new expanded Greater Chennai Corporation Rotary Club of Madras East & TANKER Foundation Dialysis Unit by Sri R.S.Suriya,TANKER's Goodwill Ambassador
On monday 19th December, The Greater Chennai Corporation, Rotary Club of Madras...
ISN Fellow Sudakshina Ghosh from Tanzania trained at the Madras Medical Mission and got involved with India’s TANKER Foundation, which helps the country’s poorest kidney patients.
Mr. Jayaram currently a patient of CKD is just 14 years and is a student of class 10. His father deserted him after knowing his condition. He is being looked after by mother who is domestic help earning around Rs 4,000 per month. Occasionally he gets support from his friends and relatives.
TANKER Foundation in coordination with Rotary Club of Ambattur is conducting an exclusive clinic on every weekdays from 10 PM to 3 PM at Ambattur Rotary Hospital.
Mrs. MalathiVenkatesan Endowment Fund for education for TANKER patients children. Mr. S. V. Venkatesan distributed Rs. 1 Lakh to the families.
Mrs Padma-Head of TANKER Dialysis units was awarded the Non Medical Prefessional award in Madurai on 6th July 2014.She heads all 4 dialysis units of TANKER
Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai has over the past six decades played a unique role in the national integration and cultural synthesis of India. The sabha is the only institution in the country and possibly in the world that combines Fine Arts and Health care.
