About Us

About Us

Many patients, Adults and Children, with kidney disease are treated at Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya. This hospital is the largest centre for children with kidney disease and also conducts the largest number of kidney transplants in children, having performed nearly 165 kidney transplants since 2004.

This centre provides care for children from across the country. The government allocations are insubstantial for patient care; therefore, patients and their families require additional support that the government does not provide. Most of these patients come from low-income families, who face many challenges, including transportation issues, accommodation difficulties, and the need to obtain essential laboratory test reports that are not available in government hospitals. Additionally, they sometimes struggle to acquire necessary medications, drugs, and medical equipment.

Some compassionate individuals were providing financial aid and donating medicinal supplies to support the welfare of these patients. Thus, a requirement to have a devoted body to manage and streamline these was felt by those donors, well-wishers and the hospital authorities as well. Therefore, a group of concerned individuals voluntarily came together and established the Peradeniya Kidney Protection Society (PKPS), affiliated with the Teaching Hospital Peradeniya in February 2020.
Society's primary objective is to understand the welfare and other needs of the patients, accept financial and other donations, and disburse them most appropriately for their betterment whilst maintaining strict accountability in all transactions. The society registered as a Voluntary Social Services / Non-Governmental Organization under the Voluntary Social Services Organizations (Registration & Supervision) Act No. 31 of 1980 as amended by Act No. 8 of 1998.

When the Society was established, the Hospital lacked a separate unit for patient care. The authorities had begun reconstructing an unfinished building project with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Army. Our primary focus was to support them in the construction work and establishment of a dedicated unit with up-to-date facilities for dialysis and intensive care for the treatment of kidney patients.

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we successfully opened the nearly fully equipped four-story New Renal Care Unit in January 2022. Our Society has gathered and provided building materials, furniture and fittings, patient beds, ward amenities, and advanced medical equipment valued at over Rupees 50 million through local and foreign donors to the success of this project.

Since the establishment of our Society, we have approximately disbursed Rs. 3.5 million as monthly financial sponsorships to selected patients and reimbursed Rs. 760,000 for special laboratory tests done externally as of the end of year 2023. During the economic crisis of 2022-2023, we provided essential medicinal drugs and equipment valued at over Rupees 25 million, with the support of various donors.
Our present and future endeavours include but are not limited to:

  • Continuity of monthly financial assistance with an increase to the amount given and expand the recipient patients
  • Offer training on self-employment along with equipment where possible to patients and family members  to increase their income levels
  • Identify alternative educational opportunities for child patients not attending school, in consultation with relevant authorities, and assist them in attending such programs
  • Assist school-going children with their basic requirements. Identify their extracurricular abilities and offer assistance to strengthen the same
  • Explore Vocational Training opportunities available for school-leaving students, direct them and offer assistance
  • Provide short/long-term accommodation within a reasonable proximity for patients whilst obtaining treatment
  • Support Research work and awareness programs to curtail the spread of Kidney disease
  • Pay attention to urgent requirements of the unit due to inadequate supplies and contribute financially or otherwise to fulfill them
  • Coordinate and provide financial support for patients to obtain necessary tests from external laboratories when required. Assist in purchasing material required for pathological diagnosis benefiting patient management

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide Kidney Disease patients and their families with the best care and welfare possible

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27 October 2024
27 October 2024

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