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Donation focus: Medical Aid, Medical Herbs
The medical care provided in Tibet, as well
as in Nepal, is far under the standards we are
used to in the West. For many nomads in
isolated high plateau regions of the Himalayas
the nearest doctor is often a few days away
by foot. The nearest hospital for serious cases
is even further! Here ROKPA is helping in two
different ways. On the one hand we help
provide immediate care for people in urgent
need. On the other hand we are working to
improve medical care over the long term in
order to ensure access to medical treatment
for as much of the population as possible.
Example: Chunga Lhamo /
Zatu Day Clinic
Supported as a child and young adult
in her training as a Tibetan doctor
by ROKPA, Chunga Lhamo has opened a clinic in Zatu,
an isolated Tibetan mountain community. The clinic is
run as a charitable organization for people in need who
would not be able to afford to go to a doctor. Every year
around 2700 people benefit from the medical treatment.
Project: Day clinic in Zatu, Qinghai Province (China)
Goal: By providing funding for a medical center ROKPA
provides basic medical care for the local population.
The clinic is located in an area where medical facilities
are lacking and where the population suffers from the
medical effects of poverty.
Budget 2012: CHF 6’500
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