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What we have done and what we need to do in Ladakh

August 15, 2009

1. Dr. Myra Elliott has now brought two major dental & medical teams to Ladakh in 2008 & 2009 and has successfully treated over 2,000 Ladakhi patients for a wide range of dental, visual and general health issues.

2. Dr. Marcus Ang, an eye specialist on the 2009 team, uncovered another major health crisis in the area of general eye and vision care. Cataracts, congenital eye disorders and damage caused by exposure to the intense UV sunlight at altitude has created a major problem in this area. We are taking steps to provide the surgical treatments for those that require the most extreme care, but also a program of wide spread distribution of protective sunglasses, hygienic eye drops and prescriptions for corrective eyeglasses for those in need. The more financial assistance we can inspire from the international community, the more people we can help with these very cost effective treatments.

3. A major education and examination scheme is being developed to address the almost total lack of women health practitioners in Ladakh. High rates of preventable cervical cancers and other gynecological conditions can be addressed with relatively small financial expenditures. With public service information broadcasts on All India Radio in conjunction with trained gynecologists who come to Ladakh to treat the local woman as well as train the existing nurses and midwives in basic examination and diagnostic techniques, major progress can be made.

4. An area wide, mandatory oral health care education program has been initiated where the causes, preventions and treatments of tooth decay will continue to be taught to the students of Lamdon Schools located in 10 different locations in Ladakh. Teaching aids for this purpose have been donated by The Singapore Dental Association and dental supply companies in Singapore. Instruction posters are now displayed in all the student dormitories and wash rooms. To as large an extent as possible, we will continue to distribute toothbrushes and toothpaste to the school students free of charge. Our sincere thanks go out to Colgate India for their generous support for this beneficial program.

5. Dr. Vivienne Levy of Christchurch, New Zealand is returning to Ladakh with another team of dental professionals in October of 2009. She will be able to follow up on the work done by Dr. Elliott’s team in July. We are receiving several offers from dental teams from The United States, New Zealand as well as India and we encourage them to continue with their plans to travel to Ladakh and carry on the progress that has been made thus far.

6. The nurse at Lamdon School in Leh, Ms Yangchen Dolma, has received extensive specialized dental hygienist and technical training for the past two years from American dentist Dr. Jason Doten of Wisdomtooth.org. She is now able to provide ongoing cleaning and basic treatment throughout the year. We are currently attempting to secure a place for one of the students of Lamdon School to attend dental school in Singapore so that he or she can return and staff the school clinic full time and also provide professional dentalcare to other schools and the community at large.

We invite international dental, visual, gynecological and medical professionals to consider bringing their skills and humanitarian spirit to Ladakh and help us to provide treatment for the students of local schools as well as the community at large.

In reciprocal gratitude, our honored guests will be afforded the opportunity to embark on treks, tours of the Indus Valley and other memorable adventures as a mutually beneficial experience. There is a great deal to do, but the first steps have been taken. The hard part is over and we’re on the road to the huge opportunity to ease needless suffering through education and treatment. You are most welcomed to be a part of the future successes of the project

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Vision Testimonial

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All those associated with The Himalayan Vision Project are grateful for the tireless and heroic efforts of the teams of international vision health care physicians and optometrists who have brought vastly improved quality of life to countless men, women and children of Ladakh over the past 7 years.

Our objectives and capabilities have taken a quantum leap forward by virtue of an alliance formed with the prestigious LV Prasad Eye Institute located in Hyderabad. This invaluable collaboration was made possible by the friendship and shared ideals of one of the world's most renowned and admired cornea and stem cell specialists, Dr Virender Sangwan. Dr Sangwan came to the aid of a Ladakhi police officer who was suffering from an extremely serious eye condition and through the successful treatment of that very fortunate individual has become a friend and inspiration to us all.

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Womens Health testimonial

Dr Quek Swee Chong

Dr Quek Swee Chong

MBBCh, BAO (Dublin) MRCOG (UK) FAMS (Singapore)

Dr Quek Swee Chong is a specialist in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the ACS Clinic for Women Gleneagles Medical Centre. He was formerly Senior Consultant & Head, Pre-invasive Disease & Screening Unit, Department of Gynaecological Oncology, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital. He serves on the board of the International Federation of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology. A former president of the Society of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore, he now sits on the present council.

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Clinic Testimonial

Fully functional humanitarian health care
for the people of Ladakh.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama
blessing the Lamdon Clinic

The Lamdon Clinic now serves as "Basecamp" for our ambitious goal of bringing world class dental, vision and women's health care to the people of Ladakh. Not only will we continue to offer cost free treatments for all who come to our doors, but we will now also be sending mobile screening teams of medical professionals to drive or hike to the remotest villages and settlements in the Indus, Nubra and Zanskar Valley regions of Ladakh to educate, examine and if necessary transport patients who need treatment and rehabilitation back to our main clinic complex in Leh.

We draw our guidance from the compassionate inspiration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama who advocates doing all that is possible for those needlessly suffering or deprived of their basic human right of adequate medical care regardless of their religious loyalties, gender, citizenship or financial means.

We were greatly honored when His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to our clinic in 2012 and blessed it's capabilities and aspirations.

Coverage shown on Tibet Television network of His Holiness blessing the Lamdon Clinic

Dental Testimonial

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Julley everyone!  I'm Dr Marie Nordstrom, the resident dentist at the Himalayan Dental Project Clinic in Leh, Ladakh.  Two years ago I was working at a humanitarian dental clinic in Cambodia. When it was time to move on I was browsing around on the internet searching for another inspirational opportunity where I could volunteer my dental abilities and I came across the Himalayan Dental Project. I sent off an email expressing my interest to volunteer and within a few hours I had a reply from the project coordinator Bill Kite inviting me to join the the clinic team in Ladakh. After his first email I instinctively had a feeling that this would turn into something really significant and decided to book my flight to India and then up to Ladakh.  A short time later I found myself at more than 3,500m above sea level in the Himalayas with spectacular mountain views

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