Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation

We have completed 29 years of service for the underprivileged with kidney ailments. With able support from well wishers, we have meaningfully contribu Read moreted to healthcare, research, training and advocacy connected to kidney disease. From June 1993 till February 2023, TANKER has provided 547,176 free and subsidized dialysis for 2496 patients. We have also given financial support of Rs. 4 Crores to 4814 patients for transplantation, medication, investigation and fistula surgery costs. Our Fourteen subsidized dialysis units have a total of 220 Dialysis Machines and are situated in 1. Ambattur Rotary Hospital, Chennai, 2. Arogya Trust, Chokkikulam, Madurai, 3. Corporation P.H.C, Nungambakkam, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Madras East, 4. Thiruverkadu, Chennai with Rotary Club of Madras West, 5. Vellore with Rotary Club of Vellore Fort 6. Corporation U. P. H. C, Retteri, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Chennai Towers, 7. Perungudi, Chennai with Corporation U.C.H.C 8. Corporation U.C.H.C, Valasaravakkam, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Chennai Coastal, 9. Corporation U.C.H.C , Injambakkam, Chennai along with Freemasons Lodge Accountants 194 and Lodge Accountants Charitable Trust 10.Tiruppur with Tiruppur North Rotary Club and Tiruppur Corporation, 11.Corporation U.C.H.C, Thiruvotriyur, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Madras Central Aadithya and Rotary Club of Madras West, 12. Corporation RCMW Kerala Catholic Society TANKER Padi Dialysis Unit, 13. Porur, Chennai with TANKER Foundation dialysis unit at Sathyalok along with Sathyalok Charitable Trust, MWRT -10 Rotary Club of Chennai Capital, Rotary International and 14. Corporation U.P.H.C Vyasarpadi, Chennai along with Rotary Club of Madras East. We provide 7397 dialysis per month, of which 7215 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 800 patients in our units. We also have 2 dialysis machines 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 helped open an HIV facility with 3 machines in Parumala, Kerala. We also support Kerala Kidney Research Foundation (KKRF), which provides free and subsidized dialysis at Tiruvalla 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 1.92 lakh people with the 1344 Awareness Programmes we conducted at schools, colleges, law enforcement offices and public forums. We have also screened 38,000 individuals for early detection of kidney disease through our 468 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. 9 lakhs every year. We are continuing to provide dialysis for all our patients through our 14 dialysis units. Our grateful thanks again for your continued support. Please keep our staff and patients in your prayers.

Vision: A world that ensures good healthcare and medical facilities to all
Mission: To provide quality, affordable treatment to underprivileged people, to create awareness, to detect and prevent kidney ailments.

1. Ambattur Rotary Hospital, Chennai
2. Arogya Trust, Chokkikulam, Madurai
3. RVS College of Nursing, Kannampalayam, Coimbatore
4. Corporation P.H.C, Nungambakkam along with Rotary Club of Madras East Chennai
5. Thiruverkadu with Rotary Club of Madras West Chennai
6. Vellore with Rotary Club of Vellore Fort
7. Retteri Corporation U. P. H. C, along with Rotary Club of Chennai Towers
8. Perungudi with Corporation U.C.H.C.
9. Greater Chennai Corporation, RCCC- UCHC TANKER Foundation Dialysis Center, Urban Community Health Center ,Valasaravakkam
10. Greater Chennai Corporation, Lodge Accountants No.194, TANKER Foundation Dialysis Center, Injambakkam
11. Tiruppur North Rotary Club, Tiruppur Corporation & TANKER Foundation Dialysis Center
12. Greater Chennai Corporation RCMCA TANKER Foundation Dialysis Unit, Tiruvottriyur
13. Greater Chennai Corporation RCMW KCS TANKER Foundation Dialysis Unit, Padi
14. Greater Chennai Corporation, Rotary Club of Madras West & TANKER Vyasarpadi Dialysis Unit