Tibetan Delek Hospital Observes World TB Day [Wednesday, 25 March 2010, 10:12 a.m.]

Health Kalon Paljor Tsering Chope (1st L) and Tibetan Delek Hospital’s CMO Dr. Tsetan (2nd L) visits the newly opened 25-bedded TB ward on the World Tuberculosis Day, on 24 March 2010.

Dharamshala: Tibetan
Delek Hospital marked World TB (Tuberculosis) Day by opening a newly
furnished TB ward in the hospital on 24 March. It was inaugurated by
Kalon Paljor Tsering Chope, Kalon for the Department of Health.Dr.
Tsetan Sadutshang, Chief Medical Officer of Tibetan Delek Hospital,
speaking on prevention of the disease said: “providing the new born
babies with the preventive medication is a very crucial way to prevent
TB.”Dr. Tsetan said “this disease is prone to those people who
are careless in their way of living. Tibetan youths working under
improper living conditions in the cities, such as in call centres
during night hours, are vulnerable to suffer TB due to lack of proper
rest and food, he added. He said sharing same rooms by students in the
schools and colleges leads to growth of TB in the community.”Speaking
on preventive measures to combat TB in the Tibetan community, Dr.
Tsetan said: “Tibetans should have good awareness and knowledge about
the disease. Patients must consult physicians in the Tibetan hospitals
run by the health department in the settlements, government hospitals
and certified private hospitals.”Tibetan Delek Hospital’s Chief
Executive Officer Mr. Dawa Phunkyi said: “The Italian Association for
Solidarity among People (AISPO), a support group under the Government
of Italy, is providing funds to help us in our efforts to prevent TB in
the Tibetan community.”On the same day a free medical camp and
a photo exhibition on ‘Tuberculosis inside Tibetan community in exile”
were also organised by the Tibetan community in Dharamsala. An
awareness programme in the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Upper
Dharamsala was also organised.(Click here to know more on TB)
(Reporter: Tsering Dolma)