Dharamshala: Health Kalon Choekyong Wangchuk of Central Tibetan Administration accompanied by Deputy Secretary Tenzin Kunsang and Under secretary Tenzin Dolkar met with Chief Medical Officer of Kangra District Dr. Gurdarshan Gupta, District Health Officer Dr. Katoch and District TB Officer Dr. R K Sood on Friday, 5 February.

The purpose of the meeting was to request the CMO and the team to facilitate COVID-19 vaccination to the senior officials of CTA and the frontline health workers of the department in the ongoing vaccination drive of Government of India to which the CMO and the team gave assurance of best possible cooperation and facilitation under the guidelines of Govt of India.

Health Kalon also expressed appreciation to the CMO for his cooperation and his teams’ support in the COVID-19 preventive measures for the Tibetans living in the region such as adequate testing facilities through Delek Hospital and Bir Tibetan health centre, providing COVID care facilities to the confirmed cases and also for paying a visit to TPHC Bir which falls under his jurisdiction.

With the Tibetan New year coming up next week, Kalon, on behalf of Department of Health and CTA extended warm wishes to all the medical and non-medical staff working in the district.