Hepatitis B, is seen as a chronic challenge for Tibetan Community Health, by Department of Health (DoHe), Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), resulting in high cost screening test, treatment, indulging economic burden with ultimate loss of lives and demeaning life quality. In order to check this health problems emerging from a Hepatitis B infected virus. A…
Kalon Ngodup Tsering of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, today inaugurated a two-day workshop cum meeting on prevention of TB in Tibetan schools. The workshop is organised by the Department of Health at Norbu House, Mcleod Ganj. At least 50 principals, rectors, headmasters and nurses from all the major Tibetan school systems namely…
His Eminence the Karmapa Rinpoche today graced the 43rd founding anniversary of Tibetan Delek hospital at Gangchen Kyishong. The ceremony is also being marked as part of the ‘2014 – Year of His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama’ announced by the 14th Kashag. The ceremony was attended by Tibetan justice commissioners, members of the…
Dr Tsering Wangchuk, Kalon of the Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration today inaugurated the new private OPD (Outpatient Department) of the Tibetan Delek hospital. The inauguration was also attended by Health Secretary Shosur Sonam Choephel. Speaking at the inauguration, Kalon Tsering Wangchuk extolled the importance of a healthy lifestyle and urged the Tibetan public…
The Tibetan Delek Hospital today held the closing ceremony of the one and half month nursing training for nuns. The training was organised by the hospital as part of its programme to improve public health. Nine nuns from 7 different nunneries including Dolmaling, Gaden Choeling and Jamyang Choeling have taken part in the training. The…
Due to a rising number of Tibetans being affected by Dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases in India, Tibet TV interviewed Dr Tseten Dorjee, the Chief Medical Officer of Tibetan Delek Hospital, about the causes, symptoms and precautions for the disease. Dr Tseten Dorjee recommends that the most important precaution in the case of Dengue fever is…
This year’s World Health Day on 7 April was focused on creating awareness about high blood pressure at the global level. High blood pressure or Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart diseases, strokes and kidney failure, killing about 9 million people every year. To commemorate this important day, the Department of Health of the…