{"id":16605,"date":"2023-08-03T12:40:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=16605"},"modified":"2023-08-12T22:31:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T17:01:36","slug":"ficf-and-our-csr-initiative-continues-to-give-hope-and-life-to-so-many","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/ficf-and-our-csr-initiative-continues-to-give-hope-and-life-to-so-many\/","title":{"rendered":"FICF and Our CSR Initiative Continues to Give Hope and Life to So Many"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GivingIn several of our Issues, we have been giving you news about our FICF and our CSR initiative.The project has grown considerably, and has now expanded to almost every state in India,\u00a0 providing succour and medical support to so many who need regular dialysis and cannot afford it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We give you some recent updates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In India, roughly 1 in 7 adults is estimated to be suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and may need dialysis. 1.3 million patients need dialysis to survive, but only about 15% of them undertake dialysis due to the high cost of treatment, and often long travel necessary, to access treatment. Today over 200,000 Dialysis Machines are needed, but only about 35,000 Dialysis Machines are available, out of which more than 80% serve the urban and the affluent.<\/p>\n