Video Presentation at the Rotary Club Nuremberg/Germany
July 23, 2012: During their Europe-Summertour 2012 the KHCP followed an invitation by the Rotary Club Nuremberg after doing a joint raising campaign of eye glasses with Rotaract (Youth organisation of the Rotary Club) in 2011. KHCP gave a video lecture to the Rotary members.
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...