The Himalayan Dental Project
There is an urgent need for basic dental health care in the remote region of Ladakh. The history of the ancient Indus Valley settlers reaches back well over a thousand years and they owe their cultural and genetic heritage to Mongolia and Tibet. Thanks to the ironic good fortune of the Indian army, who where posted to the high altitude, strategic location of Ladakh, in order to defend it’s borders with Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir in 1950, this rich Buddhist heritage was saved from the ravages of the Chinese cultural revolution that decimated Tibet. In fact, thousands of Tibetans fled the Chinese army as it invaded their homeland and have settled as virtually permanent refugees in Ladakh.
The Himalayan Vision Project
During the 2009 dental/medical expedition led by Dr. Myra Elliott that traveled over the 19,000ft Kardong La Pass into the remote region of Nubra Valley of Ladakh a wide range of dental, vision and gastrointestinal maladies were diagnosed and treated by the team of 18 doctors and dentists.
The Himalayan Women’s Health Project
Bringing the basic human right of adequate women’s health care and education to the remotest Himalayan communities of India.
One of the most deficient areas of adequate medical care in the remote north Indian Himalayan region of Ladakh is that of women’s health. Countless women suffer needlessly from preventable and curable maladies such as cervical cancer, infections and injuries from difficult child birth.
The Roy A. Kite Memorial Clinic & Health Center
Currently the only dental / medical facility on Lamdon School – Leh Ladakh campus is a small first-aid and dental clinic staffed by the dedicated nurse Yangchan Dolma. The new clinic and ward facility will greatly enhance her ability to offer dental & medical care to the 1,800 students of the school.