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NephroPlus - a Hyderabad-based service provider - in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Government has taken up a project in Andhra Pradesh to provide free dialysis treatment for those suffering from renal failure.
According to NephroPlus founder, Vikram Vuppala, the public-private partnership (PPP) project has proved to be a great success, worthy of replication in other states.
He was briefing the media here on Tuesday about the project, launched in August 2016, covering 26 hospitals in the State, including eight teaching hospitals.
"We are providing dialysis at Rs 1,000 per session to the patients, the cheapest in the country, and the AP Government reimburses us under the Aroygyasri scheme. Those in the below-the-poverty line (BPL) category are eligible for the treatment. We have so far served more than 5,000 patients under the project," he said.
Vuppala said the State Government was also providing Rs 2,500 pension per month to the patients to avail themselves of the treatment.
"Accessibility and affordability are the main problems when it comes to providing dialysis to patients and unfortunately most people suffering from renal failure die in India, as dialysis is either not available or affordable. The AP Government has taken up a great initiative to save such lives and give them a few more years of quality life," he said.
NephroPlus founder said: "Uddanam in Srikakulam district is one area from where many cases of renal failure have been reported over the years for reasons which have not been identified and analysed yet, in spite of several studies by medical experts. Previously, the patients in the area used to suffer a lot, going either to Visakhapatnam or Odisha for dialysis and now dialysis is available to them in the vicinity. We have set up six centres in the area - one at Srikakulam, the district headquarters town, and five others in the area."
He said the project was also being assessed on key performance indicators by an independent agency and the reports have been quite satisfactory. Besides AP, he said, NephroPlus had also taken up a small project in Uttarakhand.
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