20th CTA Task Force Briefing: 9 new cases this week, total 19 active cases and 67 recoveries
Dr Tsering Tsamchoe updated the pandemic status, reviewed measures undertaken by the CTA and shared relevant guidance for public awareness Dharamshala: At the routine 20th taskforce briefing, Tenzin Dolker of…
19th CTA Task Force Briefing: 9 new cases this week, total 12 active cases and 65 recoveries
Under Secretary Yangtso of Health Department, provides guidance concerning public health. Screengrab image Dharamshala: Dr Tsering Tsamchoe, Dr Tenzin Namdon of Delek hospital and Health Department’s Under Secretary Yangtso led…
Health Kalon attends 22nd Virtual Meeting of Nepal COVID-19 Response Group
Health Kalon attending the virtual meeting with the CNTRP Dharamsala:COVID-19 Nepal Tibetan Response Group (CNTRP) was formed in the month of March 2020 with an aim of providing timely preventive…
Promoting Sanitation in the face of COVID-19
Solar composite toilet Dharamsala: Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the department of health despite having the huge responsibility of protecting and curbing the spread of COVID-19 among the Tibetan community the…
Department of Health declares winners of the video contest held to mark “World Breastfeeding Week”
Kalon Choekyong Wangchuk addresses the occasion of “World Breastfeeding Week”. Photo/ Tenzin Phende/ CTA Dharamshala: The Department of Health, CTA marked the “World Breast Feeding Week”, observed from August 1-7,…
18th CTA Task Force Briefing: 4 new cases this week, total 8 active cases and 60 recoveries
Deputy Secretary Nyima Gyaltsen of Health Department updates the new quarantine guidelines from the department and appeals public to follow them diligently. Screengrab image Dharamshala: At the routine 18th taskforce…
TPHC Dekyiling carries out Dengue and Typhoid awareness programs
Awareness programs being carried out by TPHC nurses in Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement Dharamsala: Monsoon in India is at peak all over India and with it comes many diseases like Cold,…
Department of Health, CTA to observe World Breastfeeding Week
Poster of video contest on ” World Breastfeeding Week” Poster of video contest on “Breastfeeding Week” Dharamsala: Department of Health, CTA to observe World Breastfeeding Week from 1st to 7th…
Department of Health, CTA releases a 40-min film to raise awareness of mental health issues
A still from the movie “Who is crazy” Dharamshala: Mental health issues in the Tibetan community often come with the tag ‘Nyompa‘ which perpetuates the existing stigma around mental illnesses…
DGIS, Health Ministry Warns Against use of N-95 Masks with Valved Respirators
Dharamshala: While the use of face mask is highly encouraged ever since the outbreak of Wuhan COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the virus, the recent study in India has…
Job Announcements
Tibetan Medicare System(TMS)
It is a holistic secondary and tertiary health care (hospital care) coverage for all Tibetans living in exile under the responsibility of Tibetan Voluntary Health Association (TVHA), registered under the…
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
The Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamsala invites application for a post of Staff Nurse at PHC Bandara and a Pharmacist each at Health Center Odisha, Dekyiling, Miao, Delhi,…
Access to better drinking-water and sanitation makes progress
8 May 2014 — Since 1990, almost 2 billion people globally have gained access to improved sanitation and 2.3 billion have gained access to drinking-water from improved sources. Some 1.6…