Synopsis
The Adani Group's CSR initiative teams up with Adharshila Trust to broaden the renal care initiative at Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, aiming to provide 500,000 free dialysis sessions over five years amidst critical gaps in healthcare.Key Takeaways
- Adani Group collaborates with Adharshila Trust for renal care.
- Renal care project at Lady Hardinge Medical College to expand.
- Aim for 500,000 free dialysis sessions in five years.
- New machines and funding for operational costs.
- Addressing critical gaps in Delhi's healthcare.
New Delhi, April 11 (NationPress) In an effort to address significant deficiencies in renal healthcare throughout India, the Adani Group’s CSR Initiative revealed a collaboration with Adharshila Trust to broaden the renal care project at Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) located in the capital.
This expansion of the Adharshila Renal Care Project (ARCP) at Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, one of LHMC's educational facilities, marks a crucial advancement in enhancing dialysis services within Delhi's public healthcare framework.
Initially launched in May 2024, the project is designed to provide 500,000 free dialysis sessions over a span of five years.
With this expansion, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital will receive five dialysis machines for adult patients. Furthermore, the Adani CSR Initiative will fund the operating expenses of these machines for an entire year.
"This initiative is profoundly personal and critically necessary. Numerous families endure silent struggles when confronted with kidney disease, whether in adults or children. Through this collaboration, we are not merely providing machines or sessions – we are creating access, enhancing capacity, and demonstrating what’s achievable when civil society, philanthropy, and public systems unite to serve the most vulnerable," stated Neena Jolly, a Trustee of Adharshila.
“If these machines are utilized to their full potential, we could be strengthening Delhi's nephrology services with 20,000 dialysis sessions each year,” she added.
As per EY-NatHealth's 2023 report, India encounters around 2.2 lakh new instances of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) every year, necessitating over 3.4 crore dialysis sessions.
However, the nation possesses an estimated 22,500 dialysis machines, satisfying less than 25 percent of the total demand.
The report suggests that at least 65,000 dialysis centers and over 20,000 trained technicians and nephrologists are needed to sufficiently cater to the expanding patient base. It also points out that public sector dialysis infrastructure, particularly for pediatric care, is severely under-resourced.
In the Delhi NCR, nearly 3,000 new ESRD patients emerge annually.
Nonetheless, the availability of dialysis services in hospitals can be limited or prohibitively expensive for a significant number of patients, constraining the duration and frequency of care options accessible to them and their families.
The Adharshila Renal Care Project confronts the critical gap in dialysis accessibility across the Delhi-NCR.
Through strategic collaborations and generous donor contributions, the project improves renal care services in government hospitals by supplying dialysis machines, trained technicians, and essential equipment.
It caters to both adult and pediatric patients at institutions including Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, and the Surgical Block at AIIMS.
Thanks to philanthropic support, the project has already installed 30 dialysis machines and deployed over 16 technicians across numerous government hospitals in Delhi – including Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjung Hospital, Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, and Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital under LHMC, collectively performing nearly 8,500 dialysis sessions to date.
By merging strategic philanthropy with public resources, this initiative exemplifies how to achieve long-term, systems-level impact.
The occasion was honored by notable figures, including Shishir Priyadarshi, President of Chintan Research Foundation, Prof (Dr) Sarita Beri, Director of LHMC and Associated Hospitals, Neena Jolly and Geeta Arora, Founding Trustees of Adharshila Trust, along with other senior healthcare officials and leading nephrology specialists.
Distinguished guests included former apex court judge Justice Deepak Verma and Jatin R. Jalundhwala, Head of Legal at the Adani Group.
