Need. The location of the Zangdokpalri monastery in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh is among the most beautiful, but most impoverished areas of the world. The monks and nuns themselves lack many of the most basic necessities for emergency care and basic good health; and the residents in the surrounding community are in dire need of such services.
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| ZANGDOKPALRI FOUNDATION MEDICAL CLINIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM Zangdokpalri Foundation is working to construct a medical clinic that will serve the needs of the local population as well as the lamas, nuns and monks, providing both Western and Tibetan medicines and services. Please click here to help! |
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 ...one of the most beautiful, but most impoverished areas of the world.  ...diarrheal and other water-borne disease are a major cause of death, especially among children, the elderly, and pregant women,in the area. |
Plans. Simple and highly-effective public health services and educational programs as part of a basic community health clinic can make a huge difference in protecting the monks, nuns and the local population. The new clinic building and the public health and education programs planned by Zangdokplari will provide the first such programs for this area, serving both emergency and basic health care needs. Costs. At the same time that there is great need in this region, there is also great potential to make an enormous difference in the health and well-being of the people here with even the smallest financial investment:*The health clinic itself is planned can be constructed over a period of under one year for only $50,000 and will provide a regional hub for emergency and ongoing medical services throughout the area *An initial investment of only $5,000 will support a resident doctor and assistant with basic supplies and equipment for one year; regular base-line medical screenings can begin and patients ill with curable conditions such as tb and hepatitis can be identified, treated if possible or referred to programs in neighboring regions. *An investment of only $5,000 will support a public health educational trainer and volunteer coordinator who will begin to set up a network of community-based workshops to train local women in the basics of personal hygiene and water sanitation processes - addressing what is by far the greatest threat to the health of the population, especially pregnant women, babies and children. These women, once trained, will be supported (with small stipends) as volunteer trainers to go out into their communities to continue this education to the larger population. *With an additional investment of $5,000 a program to implement a program that is a proven success in other parts of India, providing low-tech household water sanitation systems and educational materials that will prevent over 20% of disease in the community, including diarrheal diseases which are a major killer of children in the area. Additional Background. The World Bank Organization estimates 21% of communicable diseases in India are water related. Of these diseases, diarrhea alone killed over 700,000 Indians in 1999 – over 1,600 deaths each day. In the Zangdokpalri area, the major health risks to the population are as follows: respiratory track infection; diarrhea, dysentery and other water borne diseases; scabies and other skin infections; tuberculosis; malaria and hepatitis A, B, C. In addition, almost 4 million people are currently infected with HIV in India, accounting for nearly 10% of the global HIV burden. As is the case in most developing countries, more than 90% of people with HIV do not know that they are infected. Arunachal Pradesh is not among the six Indian states where the epidemic is currently concentrated, so it receives almost none of the funding available for combating HIV/AIDS in India - in fact, the area is so neglected that no proper survey has even been done to detect the actual number of infected patients in this region. This is an extremely dangerous situation for the populations of Arunachal Pradesh, as the main mode of transmission in India is heterosexual activity, which especially affects women and their newborn children. |
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