The Department of Health (DoHe), CTA, hosted a Covid Task Force committee meeting on 24 December 2022. Members of the committee who attended the meeting included Dawa Tsultrim, Secretary of DoHe; Jigme Namgyal, Secretary of Department of Education; Thupten Tsering, Director of Men-Tse-Khang; Dawa Phunkyi, Director of Delek Hospital; Dr Rigzin Sangmo, a senior physician…

Delek Hospital celebrated its 50th Anniversary on the 4th of October 2022 in the auditorium of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. Although the hospital’s Golden Jubilee actually fell on the 4th of October 2021 it had to be postponed due to the Covid pandemic. The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) was the chief…

The Department of Health of the Central Tibetan Administration convenes a two-day 7th health review meeting today. Health Secretary Palden Dhondup inaugurated the meeting and the guests include sMenpa Tenzin Lhadon (personal physician to His Holiness the Dalai Lama), Dawa Phunkyi (Chief Administrator of Delek hospital), Thupten Tsering (Director of Men-Tsee-Khang), and Jampa Phuntsok (Additional…

From 6 to 8 June Tibetan Medicare System (TMS) review meetings were held at the Department of Health in the presence of Medical Officer Dr Sonam Topgyal from Delek hospital, Dr Yonten Tsomo from Tibetan Primary Health Centre Bir, TMS Consultant Aloke Gupta and Program Officer Pema Youdon with all staff of TMS. In Financial…

The RMNCH-A Desk of the Department of Health carried out Anemia testing at Jamyang Choling Institute on Thursday, 24 March. A total number of 118 nuns were tested and those detected Anaemic patients from the test results will be given proper medication treatment followed by a retest to track the progress. -Reported by the Department…

Under the Zero TB Project of Tibetan Delek Hospital, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile inaugurated Fuji film portable X-ray machine at Upper TCV earlier today on World TB Day. The Speaker lauded everyone involved in the Zero TB Project, an initiative of the Tibetan Delek Hospital to end TB in the Tibetan…

The Mother and Child Health (MCH) Desk of the Department of Health in collaboration with Delek Hospital had organized an anemia testing at Dolmaling nunnery and Institute. A total number of 218 nuns have been tested and anemic patients from the test will be given proper medication followed by a retest to cure Anemia. –Filed…

The delegates of the central COVID-19 emergency Task-Force led by Health Secretary Mr Palden Dhondup and Chief administrator of Tibetan Delek Hospital Mr Dawa Phunkyi reached Bandara Tibetan Settlement in Maharashtra on Tuesday where they were received by the Tibetan Settlement Officer of Bandara and heads of NGOs of the settlement. They commenced the official task…