KHCP-Presentation and information desk during Karmapa´s visit in Renchen-Ulm/Germany
July 20-22, 2012: KHCP-Karmapa´s Healthcare Project informed at their information desk and did a joint presentation with Jigme Rinpoche during Gyalwa Karmapa´s visit in Renchen.
July 8-11, 2012: KHCP-Information desks during Karmapa´s visit in Manchester/UK
Karmapa´s Healthcare Project informed about the social activity on all 4 venues of Manchester and Harrogate/Yorkshire. KHCP could attract some new health professionals to join the project. Thanks to Lama Jampa Thaye and the Kagyu Ling sangha members.
Public lectures for dentists in Austria with Dr.dent. Daniel Hess
May 4-5, June 9, 2012: "May I share my joy with you? The initial three lectures were very successful. Almost 150 people attended (dentists, patients and others) listened to my report and enjoyed the slide presentation...
KHCP-Medical Camp in Samar/Upper Mustang/Nepal (4700m asl)
April 2012: Due to support by dentist Dr. Regina Oetke and general practitioner Dr. Sven Zimmer of Karmapa’s Healthcare Project, the recent project journey of the "Himalaya-Project" included a 6-day medical camp in Samar. Here the reports on the work in Samar of Dr. dent Regina Oetke and Dr. Sven Zimmer ...
2011/2012 KHCP-Medical-Wintertour to India and Nepal #Gallery PART2#
The complete photo gallery (PART2) about the teachings, medical camps and campaignes in Delhi, Ladakh, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Jomson (Mustang), Muktinath (Mustang), Kalimpong and Rumtek (Sikkim).
Annual Report 2011:
Karmapa’s Healthcare Project has been running for 6 years now and has become a well-organized association of volunteer teams working on diverse topics in different areas...Currently, 15 monasteries/schools of the Kagyu lineage are drawing benefits from KHCP’s activity...Medical and dental-camp-tour in Bodhgaya, Pokhara, Jomson and Muktinath. Here we worked with a mobile dental treatment unit up at 3800m altitude for the first time...The students in Kalimpong, Takdah/Darjeeling and the institutions of Shamarpa, Nedo Rinpoche and the nunnery in Rumtek successfully ran independently organized medical camps... Waterpurifications...
March 25, 2012: Brain tumor operation
In early march Pia, Peter, Khenpo Sherab (KHCP) and Dr.dent.Gisela Huber and Augustin went to the Dhulikel Hospital near Kathmandu/Nepal. Here they had a nice talk to Dr.med.Ram Shreesta, the founder of this and further hospitals in Nepal which serve specially the poor people. After both sides had introduced their acticities, he said "... we have the same spirit" and he offers a colaboration (treatments and education) for the future. 3 weeks later the KHCP could sent the young Gendun from Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche's school for a brain tumor operation.
Collaboration with the Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu University Hospital (DHKUH) in Kathmandu/Nepal
Since 2012, a collaboration has developed between Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu University Hospital with its Director Prof. Dr. Ram Sheestra and the KHCP.
What was at first planned as a medical contact point has now developed to be a platform for a combination between medicine and social work. Local doctors and medical staff are hired by the KHCP... Monks and nuns can learn in the environment of Dhulikhel Hospital by being guest observers or by taking part in workshops on medical topics...
KHCP-Medical- and Dental Camp in Rumtek/Sikkim/India
The KHCP-team provided profound dental treatments, medical examinations and teachings for Karmapa´s nunnery, Shamarpa´s school, Nedo Rinpoche´s monastery. The work in numbers: 137 patients, 37 teeth extractions and 82 fillings, hygiene and dental instructions ...
KHCP-Medical- and Dental Camp in Takdah/Darjeeling/India
The KHCP-team provided dental treatments as well as hygiene, first aid and dental instructions for Shamarpa´s young students.
KHCP-Medical- Dental- and Optician Camp at Shedra Kalimpong/India
The KHCP-team provided profound medical and eye examinations, dental treatments and teachings for the students of the Buddhist University. The work in numbers: 114 patients, 17 teeth extractions and 46 fillings, 56 optical checkups with provided glasses, First Aid, hygiene and dental instructions ...
KHCP-Medical- Dental- and Optician Camp in Leh/Ladakh/India
for monks and young disciples at Rigjung Residential School and Karma Dupgyud Choeling Monastery on 3600m altitude, working temperatures between -15°C and 5°C, 350 general checkups, 260 teeth extractions and 250 reparations, 120 optical checkups with 100 provided glasses, hygiene instructions to 19 teachers of the school...
