Chennai Corporation launches dialysis equipment and vehicle for kidney disease prevention and awareness programme

GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran flagging off an ambulance for kidney disease awareness and prevention programme at the GCC Diagnostic Centre on Saturday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Commissioner G.S. Sameeran on Saturday launched dialysis equipment and vehicles as part of a kidney disease awareness and prevention programme of the Tamil Nadu Kidney Research Foundation at the GCC Diagnostic Centre in Valluvarkottam.Speaking to The Hindu, GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran said: “The Greater Chennai Corporation has a long-standing and productive association with the Tanker Foundation through which we have established and operationalised seven dialysis units, significantly strengthening access to affordable and quality renal care.”“We intend to further strengthen this partnership by expanding the scope and reach of dialysis services while ensuring that these initiatives complement, and do not in any way affect the existing primary and secondary healthcare services and the interests of personnel associated with them in GCC facilities,” said Dr. Sameeran.“As part of this initiative, today, we launched a mobile testing and awareness unit at Valluvarkottam to promote early detection, screening, and awareness of kidney-related ailments. We are also exploring the establishment of dedicated paediatric dialysis facilities for children in the age group of 10 to 18 in Valluvarkottam. The Tanker Foundation has also come forward to extend human resource support for this initiative. Our objective is to build on this successful partnership, improve access to specialised dialysis care, strengthen preventive screening and ensure that all such interventions are implemented in a coordinated manner without disrupting the Corporation’s existing healthcare delivery system,” said Dr. Sameeran.According to a press release from Tanker Foundation, Mobis India has come forward through their CSR initiative to provide manpower, financial and educational support for early detection and prevention of kidney disease and dialysis care.The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in India is 17.2%. There are over 220 million people with kidney disease in India. The CSR support by Mobis India through Narasimhan G., CSR head, Mobis India Foundation, helps in early detection and prevention of kidney disease. The programme was inaugurated in the presence of TANKER Foundation president and founder trustee Dr. Georgi Abraham, the release said. Published - November 01, 2026 12:48 am IST