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Cochin Kidney
Foundation
is a registered
scientific and
charitable society
functioning from
Ernakulam. We began
our operations in a
small way in 2004
and are slowly
reaching out to more
and more kidney
patients and their
families.
 It
is sad that in India
Chronic Kidney
Disease (CKD)
is yet to be
recognized fully as
a serious health
problem.
Kidney disease
affects people of
every walk of life
and it's most
prevalent among
people with diabetes
and hypertension.
Treating kidney
related disorders is
as expensive as any
other debilitating
diseases like cancer
or AIDS.
The approximate cost
for three haemo-dialysis
thrice a week, for
one month is
Rs.12000. And it
does not end with
dialysis, the
recommended course
of action is a
transplant and in
some unfortunate
cases the kidney
gets rejected a few
years down the line.
Faced
with hundreds of
such patients on a
daily basis
Dr. Georgy K.Nainan
fully understood
the helplessness of
these suffering
brothers and
sisters. On his
initiative a charity
programme was
arranged for
financial and moral
support for these
unfortunate patients
and Cochin Kidney
Foundation was born.
A part of his
professional income
is put in to support
actions of Cochin
Kidney Foundation.
 The
objectives
of this foundation
include
imparting awareness
among the public
about kidney and
related disorders,
giving financial
support and
psychological
counseling to the
needy people with
kidney and related
disorders, Cochin
Kidney Foundation
also raises funds
towards this purpose
by way of
contributions and
donations from
magnanimous donors,
the society at large
and other charity
supporting
institutions like
the
Kerala Chapter of
Care and Share -
USA, Pavos
Foundation, Cochin,
Melam Charities
International and
other such
organizations.
A novel way of
support was received
from Canada
recently,
where a group of
like minded persons
decided to
contribute monthly a
small amount and
when added together,
it becomes a
significant help.
As per an
arrangement worked
out with
Melamparambil
Charities, one of
the biggest
charities in Kerala
for medical help,
they have agreed to
put matching
contribution of the
amount put in by the
Foundation per
patient, thus
enabling the patient
to receive double
the amount.
As a part of our
awareness creating
programme, Cochin
Kidney Foundation is
jointly working with
Screening for Early
Evaluation of Kidney
disease
(SEEK),
a project of Harvard
Medical School,
to help to educate
the people in Kerala
about this dreaded
disease and to
encourage screening
for early detection.
Cochin Kidney
Foundation currently
runs
three diabetic clubs
as community
projects.
 In
the last 3 camps,
more than 250 people
were screened, @54
turned positive for
kidney related
disorders. Financial
assistance in
further evaluation
of the Kidney
related diseases of
these screened
patients by SEEK
will come to @
Rs.1500/- per
patient. Care &
Share USA and Cochin
Kidney Foundation
has agreed to meet
this expense.
In a month we are
able to assist about
30 patients for
haemodialysis
and treatment cost.
Currently we meet on
the second Thursday
of every month and
provide financial
aid to those in need
by way of cheques to
their respective
hospitals ensuring
that they receive
the necessary
treatment. We hope
to start a
counselling session
along side in order
to rehabilitate them
and make themselves
self reliant to meet
their basic needs.
Your financial help
can be on a monthly,
quarterly or yearly
basis.
Whatever it is, our
commitment would be
to pool in the same
amount that you give
us and thus
double the funds
dispensed.
For financial help
payment can be made
by crossed cheque /
DD in favour of
Cochin Kidney
Foundation payable
at Ernakulam and
sent to the Regd.
Office : Thejus,
Nadama, Tripunithura
-682301, Ph :
0484-2781568
Contributions in USA
and Canada
can be sent to
Care and Share USA,
15419 127th
Street,Lemont
IL,60439 USA.
For details of the
procedure and for
payment and pledge
forms please visit
the web-site
careandshare.com.
It is the
magnanimity of
people like you that
makes this work a
reality. We need
your support. Let us
join together to
make life better for
many suffering
kidney patients.
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