Health Kalon to Visit Tibetan Settlements in NepalMonday, 6 October 2008, 4:20 p.m.
Dharamshala: Health Kalon Chope Paljor Tsering left Dharamshala on Sunday for official visit to the Tibetan settlements based in Nepal, according to the health department.Prior to leaving for Nepal, the health kalon will deliver talks to a group of Tibetan doctors, health workers and medical students at Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi, on 7 and 8 October.During his five-day visit to Nepal starting on 10 October, the health Kalon will to assess the general health and living conditions of the Tibetan people during his inspection visits to settlements in the capital Kathmandu, Jwalakhel, Phagshing and Chorten. He will meet with the representatives of the settlements.He will also meet officials of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, diplomats and members of non-governmental organizations.From 16 – 22 October, he will visit four Tibetan settlements in Pokhara and other settlements based in Dorpatan in Baglung district, Namgyaling in Chairok, Mustang and Tibetans living in southern Nepal.He will leave Nepal for New Delhi on 23 October, from which he will fly to Bangalore in south India.In Bangalore, he will to visit Manipal Medical College and will discuss preventive health care measures and other health related issues with the concerned officials at the college.He will be back in his office on 30 October.
