MISSION

MANOJ MODY FOUNDATION DIALYSIS CENTRE is a project of Manoj Mody Foundation and a social welfare mission of The Rasoi Group Kolkata in collaboration with Khardah Municipality.

Envisioned by Shri Raghu Mody, Chairman, The Rasoi Group and Founder Trustee of Manoj Mody Foundation, to provide dialysis facility at affordable prices to the needy sections of the society. Himself a transplant patient, he is totally committed to the mission of making dialysis affordable to the needy common patients.

THE BEGINNING

Inaugurated by Dr. Asim Dasgupta, Hon’ble Finance Minister of West Bengal, on 12th February 2006 in presence of Chairman Khardah Municipality Mr. Brajagopal Saha and renowned nephrologists and other dignitaries .

Initial Investment of Rs. Twenty Lakhs by Manoj Mody Foundation.

About 1000 sq feet space at ground floor of Kalyan Bhawan, Kalyan Nagar, Khardah on three years lease by Khardah Municipality effective from January 2006.

Five dialysis machines from NKF Singapore with technical team from NKFS for installation.

Full fledged operations commenced from 16th March 2006.

FACILITIES

Assured 24 hours water supply by Khardah Municipality.

Water treated at MMFDC water treatment plant .

Spirited team of doctors and paramedics.

The project is a first of its kind in public private partnership for providing cost effective quality dialysis in West Bengal.

First time ever dialysis provided at Rs. 750/- per maintenance haemodialysis, the cheapest rate in the State, through subsidy by Manoj Mody Foundation

NOW (31st Oct 2008)

Patients Treated From 16th March 2006 to 31st Oct 2008

Total Number of Patients :    137

Total Number of Dialysis :    7695

Average Dialysis per Day :    11

(calculated on operational day basis)

Financial Investment:

Initial :   Rs. 20 Lakhs

Additional New Machines:     Rs. 30 Lakhs

Total :    Rs. 50 Lakhs

NOW (31st Oct 2008)

Subsidy by Manoj Mody Foundation

Subsidy per dialysis (opportunity cost basis): Rs. 200/-

COMMITMENT

To continue to provide low cost haemo dialysis facilities

To provide free of cost periodical check ups for patients undergoing dialysis at the Centre

To generate awareness about renal disease and prevention of the same

To guide renal patients for proper treatment and disease management. Nephrologist Dr. Pratik Das (DM, DNB, MD) visits the Centre twice every month and is available for consultation to patients of the Centre and also outdoor patients

To expand the facilities and cater to a larger cross section of patients from the region. We are totally committed to the cause and despite the losses incurred in the initial phase we have installed four new machines for the cause of the needy patients. We also have two standby machines.

ASSISTANCE WE SEEK

To be able to live upto our commitments we need financial support to acquire five more new dialysis machines.

Make and model of the dialysis machines: Fresenius Haemodialysis Machines 4008 Series Computerized

These machines are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care of Germany and we have to purchase these from their authorized dealers in Kolkata at a price of: INR 6,34,400 per machine (inclusive of 4% VAT) Total cost of 5 machines: INR 31,72,000.00 or

Euro 48,800.00 approx. (as per exchange rate in May 2008)

The five additional machines will enable the Centre to provide additional 300 dialysis per month, for which there is demand in the area and consequent economies of scale may help further reduction in price of dialysis

CATERS TO PATIENTS FROM

BENEFITS TO PATIENTS

Earlier patients from these areas had to travel all the way to proper Kolkata for dialysis.

Travel time at least five hours on an average

Travel cost at least Rs. 600 a day (taxi fare)

For them travel time to MMFDC is maximum one hour

Cost of travel to MMFDC is maximum Rs.75/- a day

They are saving on both travel time and cost

That is effective cost of dialysis for them at MMFDC is actually less than half of what they were paying earlier and that too without compromising on quality

Moreover in view of heavy bookings at dialysis centers in Kolkata, they were often allotted late night time slots, sometimes at 2 or 3 a.m. at night

MMFDC’s last slot is 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and therefore the patients can comfortably be back home in time for their dinner and rest.

They also have the facility of consulting the visiting Nephrologist who visits the Centre twice a month. For this they do not have to travel to Kolkata anymore. Even other patients in the region benefit from the visit of the Nephrologist.

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