Requesting Financial Help for Kidney Transplant

[loom91]

my freind mr.ranjit debsharma is a diabetic patient.this cost him both the kidneys.his financial condition does not permit him to have a kidney transplantation operation,which is the only thing the doctors recomend.he lives here in kolkata,india.here the cost of the operation & post operative care and medication for 6 months adds upto .6million INR.in dollar which is around 25K.we are in a helpless and hopeless condition.his job is a low-salaried one.can anyone come up with any suggestion,how to get help?pl contact: basu_joybasu@yahoo.com or joybasu@hotmail.com. any NGO or any other sort of organisation, may do something for him here(kolkata,india)?

[Beth Witten MSW ACSW]

Life Options provides education about kidney disease for patients and professionals. Unfortunately, Life Options does not have the funds to help people pay for treating kidney disease. I do not know what organizations in India provide financial help to patients. In the United States, there are social workers that work with hospitals and dialysis clinics to help people with kidney disease and kidney failure find financial help. Perhaps your friend's kidney doctor can direct him to a social worker or other individual who knows sources of help in your community, region, or country. In the United States, affiliates (local offices) of the National Kidney Foundation provide limited financial help to people with kidney disease. I understand that there may be a National Kidney Foundation of India but I cannot find a website for it. You might also find information or an organization that can help you on this India Yahoo page that has several links:
http://in.dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Kidney_Diseases/. Good luck!