Activities

Ladakhheart-News - September 2006 -07

The ground floor of the hospital is completed and for the time being it is open for the public as a DAY CARE CENTRE with following staff and facilities – two doctors, a pharmacist, a laboratory technician, clerk and a watch man. X-rays, ECG, laboratory to carry out all the basic test and dispensary. The ground floor of the hospital is completed and for the time being it is open for the public as a DAY CARE CENTRE with following staff and facilities – two doctors, a pharmacist, a laboratory technician, clerk and a watch man. X-rays, ECG, laboratory to carry out all the basic test and dispensary.

Foundation stone of Henley medical aid centre laid by Mr Tsering Dorjay, Chief Executive Councillor, Leh on 24th of august 07.

The Foundation stone of Henley Medical Aid Centre sponsored by Association Christophe Viard was laid by Mr. Tsering Dorjay, Chief Executive Councelor, Leh on 24th August 2007. It was graced by the Executive Councillor Health, Henley Councillor, CMO Dr. Dolma and more than 100 local people. They are very happy and appreciated the project. The foundation of the building is already done and next year the whole building will be completed. We are thankful to Miss Stanzin who introduced us to Christophe Viard Association.

Newsletter May 2002 - August 2003

The past year has been a very busy one for the Ladakh Heart Foundation. We have been continuing and extending our activities all over Ladakh, trying to prevent and cure all forms of heart disease, while also concerning ourselves with the general health of the local population, Our efforts can be broken down into four main areas-
Primary preventative medicine, mainly in the form of lectures and seminars
Village clinics in out-lying regions
The maintenance of a register of all patients in the region, and the continued monitoring of their conditions
Surgery and diagnostic clinics
In the meantime, the LHF has been working hard to press ahead on the construction of the new hospital. What follows is a little more detail on the advances that have been made.

Newsletter September 2003 - August 2004

The past year has been another very busy one for the Ladakh Heart Foundation (LHF). We have been continuing and extending our activities over Ladakh, trying to prevent and cure all forms of heart disease, while also concerning ourselves with the general health of the local population, which explain the creation, this year, of the Ladakh Institute of Prevention (LIP), dedicated to environmental, occupation, life style related and high altitude diseases. The activities of this newly born institute, with Lama Chogyal as its executive director, are presented in a separated newsletter. Our efforts (Ladakh Heart Foundation) can be broken down into five main areas:

International Seminars

In November 2002, Dr. Norboo and Lama Chogyal were invited by the Tokyo Woman Medical University to give a series of presentations upon aspects of high altitude disease, at the 3rd International Symposium on Chronobiology.

Lecture Programs

The lectures are all given by Dr. Norboo, and are designed to educate Ladakh about the ten impending diseases of the new millenium. These are:

Hypertension
High cholesterol
Smoking
Obesity, leading to diabetes

International Seminars

In November 2003, Lama Chogyal was invited by the Tokyo Woman Medical University at the 4th International Symposium on Chronobiology.

Lama Chogyal was also invited to participate in a half hour radio program broadcasted on BBS Radio, in South Korea. Lama Chogyal then had the unique opportunity to present most of the LHF activities in Ladakh, addressing a broad auditory, which gave good results as the Koreans did respond in a very positive way, including some very helpful donations.

LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE LADAKH HEART FOUNDATION

1. President: Thupstan Chogyal

2. Vice-President: Thupstan Paldan

3. Secretary: Mipham Otsal

4. Jt. Secretary: Dr. Nawang Tsering

5. Treasurer: Lobzang Thapkhas

6. Members: Dorjee Namgial