Abstract
Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation (TANKER Foundation) which was established in 1993 to support kidney disease related care to underprivileged people. It has now eleven dialysis units in the state of Tamilnadu, India. COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous challenges for the dialysis staff. Here we describe how we face the challenges from March 2020 till now without interrupting or closing down the dialysis units. The no of dialysis staff who have got infected are 21% which required only home quarantine and symptomatic remedies. Our experience can be emulated by other charity organization which provide kidney care.
Highlights
Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation (TANKER Foundation) which was established in 1993 to support kidney disease related care to underprivileged people
During the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 March onwards, there have been innumerable challenges faced by both healthcare workers and dialysis patients belonging to their lower socio-economic status
The COVID-19 pandemic brought in many healthcare hazards which were faced with determination by our dialysis staffs in spite of many of them falling sick (21%) and few requiring hospitalization and deterioration in health
Summary
Geetha S*, Guganathan M, Giridharan G, Umashankar V, Samuel G, Marteen N, Jagadeeshwari C, Vetrichelvi G, Jinu Kumar R, Abdul Sukur H, Amirtharani R, Thyagarajan N, Georgi Abraham and Latha A Kumaraswami.
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