Bhagwan Mahavir
Jain Relief Foundation Trust to open Dialysis
Centre for needy patients
To provide
dialysis at concessional rate of Rs.300/- as
against normal rates of around Rs 1200/- to 2000/-
Hyderabad|India|June '2011: Hyderabad based
Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief Foundation Trust is to
open a state-of-the-art Dialysis Centre in city at
the District Hospital, King Koti, Hyderabad. The
Trust with the support of Andhra Pradesh Vaidhya
Vidhana Parishad is setting up the Centre spread
over 5000 sq.ft. with 24 ultra-modern dialysis
stations for the benefit of the needy patients. At
a program organised as a precursor to the soon to
be inaugurated centre Chief Guest Padma Bhushan
Mr. D.R. Mehta, Former Chairman – Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the founder and
chief patron of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata
Samiti (BMVSS), the world’s largest organization
for the handicapped (in terms of free fitment of
artificial limbs/calipers etc.) said that the
major problem the world faces today is affordable
health care. He appreciated the efforts of the
Trust for providing Dialysis services at a
concessional rate of Rs.300/- for needy patients.
Mr. Mehta said that all religions be it Jainism,
Hinduism, Islam or Christianity prescribe serving
those in pain and suffering. He said that the one
who does service is a bigger beneficiary that the
one who is getting served.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh through the
Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhan Parishad, the Andhra
Pradesh Health and Medical Infrastructure
Development Corporation has agreed to provide over
5,000 square feet of space in District Hospital,
King Koti, Hyderabad at no rental costs for
setting up the Dialysis centre. The Dialysis
centre being setup at a cost of over Rs.3 crores
is a novel Public-Private partnership module which
supports the needy with Government on one side and
the NGO on another side informed Mr. Inderchand
Jain, a Trustee from Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief
Foundation Trust.
Several leaders and who’s who of the Jain
community viz. Mr. Rajender Jain, MLC from
Maharashtra; Mr. Hemendra Sheth, Mumbai; Mr. Vimal
Jain, Pune; etc. attended the function. As a mark
of respect, the trust will also honoured the
donors who have supported the trust for the
Dialysis Centre project on the occasion. Renowned
Musician and Motivational Speaker Deepak Bhai Shah
from Gujarat who is very popular among the Jain
community spoke on Morals, Religion, Philosophy,
Humanity, etc. in his discourse at the program.
Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Relief Foundation Trust has
been providing succour to many needy patients.
Today, Hyderabad is considered a diabetic capital.
Approximately 7% of the population is diabetic,
due to which sometimes kidneys fail. Patients need
dialysis, sometimes 8 to 12 times a month
depending on their condition. Each dialysis costs
anywhere from Rs 1200/- to 2000/-. The cost is so
much that needy patients cannot afford dialysis
regularly. The Trust formed by sixteen like-minded
Jain individuals has been extending financial help
to needy dialysis patients by providing coupons
with which they can get dialysis done at nine
associated hospitals at a concessional rate of
Rs.300/- only, against the normal rates of around
Rs 1200/- to 2000/-.
Started in July 2009 with one patient, up to March
2011 the trust has served 400 patients of which
currently 260 are receiving support from the
trust. Overall the Trust has supported 30,000
dialysis sessions till date spending 1.12 crore,
which means an additional saving of Rs.2 crore to
the patients since that is what they would have
paid otherwise informs Mr. Inderchand Jain. Apart
from this over 6000 Erythropoietin and iron
injections were given to the patients resulting in
a saving of over Rs.45 lakhs to the patients!
June.2011
