Team
Governing Body
Board Members
Vasundhara Raghavan
CEO, Founder
Brought aspects of kidney disease to public fora and laid the foundation for KWF. Has authored several books on this cause and is dedicated to bringing about policy changes.
G Srinivas Raghavan
Co-Founder & COO
Comes with an engineering background and will engage in developing systems for managing the NGO with complete transparency.
Ranganathan Raghavan
KWF Board Member
Chairman & Managing Director, Vijay Tanks and Vessels Ltd
Prof Ramabhadran Thirumalai
KWF Board Member
Brought aspects of kidney disease to public fora and laid the foundation for KWF. Has authored several books on this cause and is dedicated to bringing about policy changes.
Founding Member
1. Anjali Kurian
2. Bhagavan Reddy
3. Jitender Chugh
4. Karamjeet Kaur
5. Late Praveen Kumar (Replaced by Meera Praveen Kumar)
6. Late V G Chandrasekharan
7. Late Vishal Gadhia (Replaced by Brijesh Gadhia)
8. Madhab Chakrabarty
9. Monika Verma
10. Mujahid Syed Naqvi
11. Sandhya Vasanthkumar
12. Satyendra Singh Rathod
13. Sejal Jobanputra
14. Vasu Sandur
15. Vasundhara Raghavan
16. Virendra Kumar
13. Sejal Jobanputra
14. Vasu Sandur
15. Vasundhara Raghavan
16. Virendra Kumar
Marketing Manager: Disha Muktibodh Kulkarni
Technical Assistance : Syed Abrar
RESEARCH & CONTENT PROVIDERS
Sachin Rao
9 years on dialysis
Managing health, focus on Research
Yangchen Dolma
22 years Transplant Recipent
Inspiring, Actively Employed as Nurse and Social worker.
Naveen Ns
Merlyn Paul
Reni George
Patient Advocates
K V S Rahul
Patient Advocate
Awareness and Counseling
Johnson Panamkatt
Psychological Counseling
Mansi Anekar
Patient Advocacy for kids
Mujahid Naqvi
Patient Advocate
Health Counseling
Satabdi Nag
Patient Advocate
Prevention of CKD
Sumeer Kumar
Patient Advocate for Prevention of CKD
Amit Kumar
Patient Advocate & Transplant Games
Anant Acharya
Patient Advocate, Organ Donation
Afshan Wahhab
Patient Advocate, Awareness of CKD
Hitesh Kumar
Patient Advocate for Welfare
Raviraj Patil
Patient Welfare Advocate
Supriya Sen
Patient Advocate for Welfare
Advisors, Counseling and Social Worker
Dr Reeta Dar
Advisor Organ Donation
Will spearhead Organ Donation Laws for any public engagements.
She has served the Government for 32 years
and is backed with a Doctorate in
Organ Donation and Transplantation
Dr Madhavi Salunkhe
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Practicing in Pune
Rajshree Minaxi Dave
Social Worker
Manages a project, “Kiddie Kidneys Education Initiative”
And supportive social service
Resource Mobilization
ReetuParna Banerjee
CSR Director (Maharashtra)
Satyendra Singh Rathod
Coordinator, North India
Voices of KWF (Hosts for events)
Ally Sequira
Host
Deepak Chawla
Host
Harshit Bhatia
Content Writer
Shalini Singh
Host
Amit Misra
Host
Accounting Head
Brijesh Gadhia
Administration & Banking
A resolute resident of Maharashtra, he is always in the front when it comes to lending support to any cause relating to kidney disease.
Media Heads
Anjali Uthup Kurien
Media Director & Motivational Counsellor
An influential voice for patients aided by her work at Sunny Foundation and her profession as a Radio Jockey.
Sejal Jobanputra
Social Media & Research
A warrior on dialysis, she has been tirelessly working for the welfare of dialysis patients. Her research is on organ transplant laws, donor acceptance rules and systems followed by major hospitals.
State Coordinators
Bhagwan Reddy
Telangana
He is closely associated with Cheyutha Foundation for Organ Transplants and is dedicated in his endeavour to ensure benefits for kidney patients.
Karamjeet Kaur
Punjab
A teacher by profession, she is determined to improve the lives of kidney patients. She enables the supply of medicines at a discount, guides patients towards available treatment options and conducts events to spread awareness on kidney disease.
Madhab Chakraborty
West Bengal
A social worker and renal healthcare professional, educating dialysis technicians and spreading awareness are his primary objectives. His social work operates under the banner, FRIENDS – An Awareness Foundation.
Harsh Vardhan Singh
Rajasthan
Also President, Kidney Patient Welfare Society.
Aims to create lots of awareness about organ donation and promote transplant games.
Pramod Sharma
Himachal Pradesh
Deeply interested in helping the less privileged with knowledge and support.
Associates
Human Care Foundation
- House No 176, Hakikat Nagar, New Delhi 110009
- 9810494838
- Registered: 2014
Under the leadership of Jitender Chugh, Human Care Foundation (HCF) works in the area of human welfare, with an aim to offer support, save lives, and educate people about serious health conditions. In the past five years, they have arranged for free medicines, all types of tests and investigations, supporting equipment like wheelchairs, walking sticks and many other aids. They have conducted blood donation camps with over 800 units donated, saving more than 200 lives. For COVID19, HCF was involved in sourcing and supply of PPE sets in Delhi.
Cheyutha Foundation for Organ Transplants
- 3-11, Don Bosco Nagar, Kismathpura, Rajendranagar, Rangareddy District, Telangana
- 9985574742
- Registered: 2018
Bhagwan Reddy heads a strong team of professionals who work for the welfare of people who have had kidney transplants. Subsidized medication for needy, overnight stay at subsidized rates for out-station patients, and working towards government policy changes are their top priority.
Sunny Foundation
- Akara, 1/960, K. B Jacob Road, Fort Kochi, Kerala 682001
- 9895700250
- Registration in process: 2020
Anjali Uthup Kurian’s Sunny Kidney Foundation from Kochi aims to help people on dialysis and transplant with a holistic solution to live a better life. Special emphasis is given to the mental and physical health of caregivers, which in turn positively impacts patients’ health. SKF helps patients with funds for medicines and their friendly approach is a great support to patients and their families, bringing sunshine to their life.
Kidney Patients Welfare Association
- #34th Cross, Someshwaranagar, 1st Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 560011
- 9844219568
- www.kpwa.co.in
- Registered: 1991
The organization has a strong team that works on counseling families of pediatric patients, organizes awareness for Organ Donation and Kidney Disease, acts as a bridge between patients and administration.