Awards & Recognitions
| Recognition and awards received till date | Source | Year | Relevant Activity / Work for which received |
| Community Concerns Award | Rotary Club of Madras Temple City | 2001 | Awards Nite 2001 |
| Award | Rotary Club of Madras West | 2003 | For the sake of honour |
| NGO that follows the best Public Relations Practices | Stella Maris College | 2008 | Relations with the public, press, staff, patients and Govt. |
| 100th Awareness Programme | Larsen & Toubro Limited | 2008 | TANKER Foundation |
| First HIV Unit in India
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Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair | 2009 | TANKER’s HIV Unit inauguration by Shri. Vayalar Ravi, Honorable Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs |
| Award | MOHAN Foundation | 2009 | Noble cause of Organ Donation |
| Second Prize | International Federation of Kidney Foundation, Malaysia | 2010 | Poster Session for World Kidney Day Activities |
| First Prize | International Federation of Kidney Foundation (IFKF), Hungary | 2012 | Poster Presentation, Budapest, Hungary |
| Best Institution Award | Udhavum Ullangal and Ekam Foundation | 2013 | In recognition of its outstanding medical services to the poor and needy. |
| First Prize | International Federation of Kidney Foundation (IFKF), Tokyo | 2015 | Poster Competition |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Medical Lab Owners Welfare Association at Madurai | 2015 | TANKER Foundation |
| The Shanmukhananda Healthcare Ruby Award | Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai | 2015 | Late. Mrs. Malathi Venkatesan, Trustee |
| Representatives of humanity who always live for others | Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai | 2015 | Dr. Georgi Abraham
Founder Trustee |
| Woman of Mettle Award | Eastern’s Bhoomika | 2018 | Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi
Head- TANKER Awareness and Prevention |
| Excellence Award for TANKER Madurai and Thiruverkadu Dialysis Units | Govt of Tamilnadu | 2019 | TANKER Madurai and Thiruverkadu Dialysis Units |
| Best Dialysis Treatment Award and Prevention for the underprivileged | Rotary Club of Vellore Fort | 2020 | TANKER Foundation |
| Best NGO Award | Govt of Tamilnadu and FICCI | 2020 | TANKER Foundation |
| Appreciation Award | Cognizant Foundation | 2020 | Recognition of long-standing partnership in their Healthcare Projects |
| Change Agent Award | Kidney Warriors Foundation | 2020 |
Work during COVID Where patients in Chennai were taken to dialysis centers with arrangements made by the Foundation
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| CME Award FOR DR GEORGI ABRAHAM
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TANKER Foundation Founder-Trustee, Dr Georgi Abraham, was among the distinguished doctors and professors of the medical fraternity who were honoured with the Omnicuris CME Excellence Awards 2021.
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2021 | Dr Georgi Abraham was presented the CME Excellence Dronacharya Award for ‘Exceptional CME efforts in Nephrology’.
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| Exemplary Performance Award for Our Ambattur Dialysis Unit | The Ambattur dialysis unit (Rekha Memorial Renny Abraham Ambattur Rotary TANKER Foundation Dialysis Unit) was selected by the government for award of a Certificate of Appreciation ‘for exemplary performance under Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CHCHIS-AB-PMJAY)’. | 2021 | Dedication and rendered selfless service not just down the years but even during the corona pandemic. |
| President of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) | Dr. Georgi Abraham was elected to the President of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) | 2021 | Kidney transplantation was successfully initiated in Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, from 1971, where Dr Georgi Abraham worked from 1980. He found the training very impactful. |
| Medical Ratna Awards | Valluvarkottam Dialysis Unit | 2021 | The Valluvarkottam dialysis unit staff were selected by the NGOs for their selfless service during the Corona pandemic. |
| Exemplary Performance Award | Ambattur Dialysis Unit | 2022 | The Exemplary Performance Award under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). |
| Best Doctors Performance Award for CMCHIS – PM –JAY scheme. | Dr. Georgi Abraham, won the Best Doctors Performance Award for CMCHIS – PM –JAY scheme. | 2022 | This award is presented by the Government of Tamil Nadu and it is for the year 2021-2022. |
| Top Performer of Thiruvalluvar district for CMCHISTN – PMJAY. | Ambattur Unit has been selected as Top Performer of Thiruvalluvar district for CMCHISTN – PMJAY | 2022 | In recognition of its outstanding medical services to the poor and needy. |
| FICCI FLO Award | Latha Kumaraswami, Managing Trustee, wins FICCI FLO Social Entrepreneur award, for the NGO category. FICCI FLO Social Entrepreneur award for the NGO category | 2023 | Social Entrepreneur award (NGO)
Category |
| Dr K C G Verghese Excellence Award
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Dr. Georgi Abraham, Founder Trustee was presented the Community Development Excellence Award 2023 by the Hindustan Group of Institutions | 2023 | Community Development Excellence Award |
| Exemplary Performance Award | Ambattur Dialysis Unit | 2023 | The Exemplary Performance Award under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). |
| Best Performance Award | Tiruppur Dialysis Unit | 2023 | Best performance certificate under Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) in Tiruppur district |
| Service to Humanity Award
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Mrs. Latha Kumaraswami
Managing Trustee |
2023 | Rotary Club of Tiruppur North (RCTN) |
| Jeppiaar Icon 2024 Award for her stewardship of the awareness programme | Mrs. Rajalakshmi Ravi
Head of TANKER Awareness and Prevention Program (TAPP) |
2024 | Jeppiaar Group |
| Lifetime Achievement Award at Decon 2025 | Dr. Georgi Abraham | 2025 | 11th International Diabetes and Endocrine Conference. |
| Distinguished Alumna & Evergreen Spirit Award 2025 | Mrs. Latha A. Kumaraswami | 2025 | Stella Maris College, Chennai |