Health Kalon meets Tibetan sweater sellers, patients and Tibetan students in Chandigarh

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Health Kalon Dr. Tsering Wangchuk met with Tibetan sweater sellers in sector 17 of Chandigarh at 10:30 am yesterday.  The meeting was followed by a visit to the Tibetan patient support group led by Tsering Dolker and her sister, along with Sangye Menlha Trust. He also met Tibetan patients from different settlement who had come to Chandigarh for treatment of major diseases.

Later in the day, the Health Kalon had a meeting with Tibetan College students during which he gave a talk on the three guiding principles of the 14th Kashag, Umaylam (Middle Way Policy) and education as prioritized by the 14th Kashag. He also introduced the students to the health programs of the Department of Health such as TB, HIV AIDS, substance abuse program and the Tibetan Medicare System.image_3