How We Work

Kidney Federation of India (KFI) is the first of its kind in Kerala, aiming to provide succor to kidney patients. Kidney Federation was formally inaugurated on 30th September 2009 on the operation table of Lake Shore Hospital, Kochi when i Fr. Davis Chiramel’s kidney  successfully donated his kidney to  Mr Chakkamadathil Gopinathan, an electrician hailing from a poor family in Vatanappally.

Our Objectives are:

·                     Encourage Kidney Donation by family members of the patient.

·                     Set up a Kidney Bank through organizing people willing to donate organs, kidney in particular, in the event of brain death.    

·                     Assist Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in documentation related to transplantation. 

·                     Organize financial assistance to very needy CKD patients for dialysis and transplantation 

·                     Identify and honor kidney donors 

·                     Organise financial assistance to poor patients after transplantation 

·                     Provide systematic counseling to patients and donors 

·                     Educate public on Kidney failure and precautions – counseling on life style etc 

·                     Setting up of dedicated dialysis centers and drug banks 

·                     Organise rehabilitation programmes for deserving after transplantation 

·                     Impress up on Governments to provide assistance of various types to kidney patients including subsidizing dialysis, reimbursement of transplantation charges, reservation of jobs to genuine donors and donees etc.

·                     Organise national and international chapters.