Activities & Services

Dialysis:  A person suffering from kidney failure can survive only when he/she undergoes dialysis or a kidney transplantation. Haemodialysis involves the use of an artificial kidney termed “Dialyser”, which emulates the functions of a normal kidney. It needs to be done 2-3 times a week and is expensive. TANKER endeavors to make dialysis affordable for those patients who otherwise cannot afford it. Under our “Sponsor a dialysis” scheme we are performing 225 free dialysis every month. Upto October 2008 we have performed 8707 free dialysis and 38874 subsidized dialysis for 462 patients.

Financial Contributions: The Foundation helps poor patients from all over India by offering them one-time contributions ranging from Rs.1,500/- to Rs.20,000/- towards dialysis, transplantation, investigation and post-transplantation medication costs. Upto October 2008 we have helped 569 patients with contributions amounting to Rs.39 lakhs

Fistula Surgery:  For the purpose of dialysis, a fistula is created surgically, where the surgeon joins a vein to an artery in the area of the wrist. Impure blood is first drawn from the fistula on the patient's wrist, passed through the dialyser and machine and clean blood is returned to the patient. Fistula surgery costs around Rs. 7,000/- to Rs. 10,000/- in a private hospital. TANKER Foundation facilitates free fistula surgeries to the needy. So far the Foundation has facilitated 41 free fistula surgeries.

Screening Camps: The Foundation regularly organizes screening camps in schools and communities for early detection and diagnosis of kidney related problems. Such camps highlight the need for timely treatment of kidney ailments.

Schools Out-reach programme: The Foundation regularly organizes talks in schools for creating awareness about kidney diseases and the symptoms to look out for, their prevention and early treatment. Field visits are also organized for students to come and observe the dialysis procedure first hand and interact with patients.

Funding Research Projects:  The Foundation awards Rs.10,000/- each for the “Young Investigator Award”  in Nephrology at the Indian Society of Nephrology and the ISN Southern Chapter annual meetings.

Field Work training: The Foundation is a training ground for students of social work, nurses and lab technicians.

Ist Dialysis Unit - Kilpauk 
THE REKHA MEMORIAL TANKER FOUNDATION SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNIT
766,Poonamalle High Road,Kilpauk,Chennai-600010.
Ph: 044-42857272.

This unit has 11 dialysis machines with 63 out-patients. We do 500 dialysis per month out of which 150 dialysis are given free.

2nd Dialysis Unit - Ambattur
THE RENNY ABRAHAM TANKER FOUNDATION AMBATTUR ROTARY SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNIT
IST MAIN Road,Ambattur Industrial Estate,Chennai-600058.
Ph: 044-42060509.

This unit has 5 dialysis machines. We have 27 out-patients. We do 230 dialysis per month out of which 50 are given free.

3rd Dialysis Unit - Madurai 
TANKER FOUNDATION MADURAI SUBSIDIZED DIALYSIS UNIT
N.S.Hospital
41, Madakulam Main Road
Palanganatham
Madurai-652003
Ph: 95-452-2373375.