Healthcare Needs
In The Kham Area Of Tibet
In Dzongsar just three doctors practising Tibetan
herbal medicine have the impossible task of serving a
population of 9,000 people scattered at high altitude
over a wide and undeveloped remote rural area. In Dru
gu the situation is even more difficult with just one elderly
herbal medicine doctor serving a nomadic population
of 7,000 people scattered over 7 valleys.
It may take as long as two days on a horse crossing
difficult terrain for a patient to reach the doctor,
that is if they are well enough to travel.
Women experiencing a difficult childbirth do not have
this option. And many die.
"The level of maternal and
infant mortality in Tibet is so high that it can be classed as
one of the least developed regions on earth."
Tibet Information Network (TIN)
There is also a high rate of miscarriage, a lack of pre &
anti natal care, a very low rate of breast feeding and pressure
on women to return to work prematurely.
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"When you are strong and
healthy,
You Never think of
sickness coming,
But it descends with sudden force
Like
a stroke of lightning."
Milarepa |
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