It took a bit of time to collect all the players and load the additional equipment at different locations in Kathmandu, but we headed for Chisapani by 6am. It was a good run, and the mountains were out in all their glory to remind me what an amazing location all this is taking place in….read more
July 2019
The Tanglin Trust students from Singapore joined students from Lamdon School,Leh to form very productive bilingual teams that performed brilliantly in all the necessary tasks of the dental/vision workflow at the camp today. We screened and treated over 200 patients that ranged in age from 4 to 84. From registration to assisting the dentists with…read more
April 1 & 2 2018
The camp went well, in no small part due to the focus and hard work the TTS students that have been contributing to the effort. At the end of the 2nd day, we had almost 1,000 patients come through the camp and be screened and treated for evidence of early-stage cervical cancer as well as…read more
Dr Swee Chong’s 2016 Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment expedition to Ladakh.
Dr Quek Swee Chong returned to Ladakh July 30 > August 7, 2016 with a impressive team of 26 gynecologists, nurses and assistants to successfully conduct the most ambitious and productive cervical cancer screening and treatment camp in the history of The Himalayan Women’s Health Project. Just over 1,600 women from a wide social spectrum…read more
Dr Myra Elliott returns to Ladakh in 2016 for successful surgical treatment of 20 cleft palate patients
During the daily operations of the clinic, occasionally the dental team would encounter cases of cleft palate, traumatic injuries to the face and jaw or other conditions that require advanced surgical treatment. Dr Elliott returned to Ladakh in 2015 to personally examine 20 such cases. Dr Elliott and her colleagues from Singapore met with each…read more
2015 Himalayan Women’s Health Project Cervical Cancer Screening & Treatment expedition to Ladakh is an enormous success
Dr Quek Swee Chong returned to Ladakh May 17>25 with a impressive team of 16 gynecologists, nurses and assistants to successfully conduct the most ambitious and productive cervical cancer screening and treatment camp in the history of The Himalayan Women’s Health Project. Just over 2,000 women from a wide social spectrum of villages, nomadic tribes…read more
2014 Cervical Cancer Screening & Treatment camp – Leh, Ladakh
In August 2014, Dr Quek Swee Chong continued his efforts to bring life saving education, screening and treatment opportunities to the women of Ladakh who are living in some of the most remote areas of the Himalayas. Dr Quek brought an extremely capable and dedicated team of gynecologists, physicians, nurses and assistants to work in…read more
Medione PTE LTD Singapore extends generous support to Himalayan Women’s Health Project
The Medione medical supply company of Singapore has extended an enormously generous discount to Dr Quek Swee Chong for the purchase of the brilliant Samsung Sonoace R3 portable Ultrasound machine. This portable, full featured ultrasound machine will not only vastly enhance the ability of our gynecologists and OB/GYN specialists to have state-of-the-art diagnostic abilities when…read more
James and Alex Gunn organize a fund raising effort at Canadian International School for The Himalayan Vision Project
Two brothers who are students from The Canadian International School and also members of the upcoming CIS Ladakh expedition group took up the responsibility and initiative to become productive activists in support of the Himalayan Vision Project prior to their journey to the Himalayas on June 1st. James & Alex Gunn organized the sale of…read more
Tanglin Trust School “Curry Night” benefit auction for The Himalayan Women’s Health Project is an enormous success
On March 27, 2015 a benefit auction was organized by the Tanglin Trust community to raise funds for the long term goals of The Himalayan Women’s Health Project. Dr Quek Swee Chong, the team leader gynecologist, once again shared the goals and challenges of the project in a compelling presentation prior to the bidding. Inspired…read more