KKMA opens 5^th Kidney Center in India

Kuwait – The Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA), the Kuwait based social welfare organization of Indian nationals announced launch of its fifth charitable Kidney Dialysis Center (KDC) in Kasaragod, Kerala State of India.

The KDC opened in Carewell Hospital at Kasaragod is a part of KKMA’s visionary project to have one such center in each district of Kerala State, India.   The first of its kind center was opened at IQRAA International Hospital and Research Center in the city of Calicut in June 2006.  In following years, three more centers were established in Trichur and Malappuram districts of Kerala and one in Mangalore, Karnataka State.

Mr. K.P. Rajendran, minister for Revenue, Kerala State on Friday, December 18th 2009, inaugurated the event held in this connection at Carewell Hospital.  He commended the exemplary social change projects of KKMA. The Association, despite being an organization of ordinary Indian nationals, is able to come up with noble projects such as charitable kidney centers, educational support programs, investment and saving opportunities, etc which is laudable and followed by other organization, he said.

The Center was open to public by the chief guests from Kuwait Mr. Abdul Rahman Al Shayeji, Chairman, Wared Finance Co., Kuwait and Mr. Waleed  Al Khashthi, CCR Manager, Zain Kuwait.  Mr. Al-Shayeji and Al Khashthi expressed their happiness to be part of such a socially important project in India.  They both praised the organizations concern for the poor people and thus coming up with such noble programs.

N.A. Muneer, president KKMA presided over the function.  KKMA vice chairmen Akbar Siddique, vice president Zubair Hajee, Director for Investment PA Abdulla along with other officials were also present.  Speaking at the inaugural function, KKMA officials explained that the joining hands with Carewell Hospital will help KKMA to help needy poor dialysis patients to have their dialysis procedures at minimal cost of Rs. 500 or less per procedure.  A joint Management Supervisory Committee of KKMA and Carewell will look after the day-to-day administration of the Center.

Dr. M.A. Mohamad Afazal, Director of Carewell Hospital thanked the KKMA for establishing a charitable kidney center in the hospital and hoped that the KDC will go a long way in helping the poor people. Several members of KKMA who were on vacation in India along with large number of well-wishers attended the function.

KKMA is the leading and the largest social welfare organization of Indian nationals in Kuwait.  Renal Dialysis is the process of filtering and removing toxic waste products from the blood when the kidneys malfunction or fail. Patients typically receive dialysis treatment three times-a-week, each session lasting an average of 3 to 5 hours.