KKMA installs Kidney Dialysis Centre at Kundapur

March 2, 2014

Kundapur, Mar 2: A kidney dialysis centre (KDC) was installed at Vinaya Hospital in Kundapura recently under the aegis of the Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association, popularly known as KKMA, a social welfare organization of Indian nationals in Kuwait.

This center will be setup in Vinaya Hospital, Kundapura one of the best medical equipped Hospital complimented by highly skilled doctors and professional staffs.

Prior to his a memorandum of understanding was signed between KKMA and Vinaya Hospital.

This is the 12th charitable Kidney Dialysis Center of KKMA. For the people of Karnataka this is the third KDC presented by KKMA. In Father Muller hospital (2009), and in High Land Hospital (2012) also KKMA has installed KDC, that are serving the poor patient effectively.

KKMA's Kidney Dialysis Centers charges only the operating cost from the patients without any barriers of cast and creed of patients.

Nine such centers are operating at present at Calicut, Trichur, Malappuram , Kasaragod, Trivandrum, Kannur, Palakkad , Kottayam, Waynad districts of Kerala and two in Mangalore city of Karnataka State.

Chairman of KKMA Mr. Sageer Trikarpur explained that the joining hands with Vinaya Hospital will help KKMA to help needy poor dialysis patients to have their dialysis procedures at minimal cost or less per procedure. A Management Supervisory Committee of KKMA in Karnataka will look after the Dialysis Centres wellbeing.

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