Tibetan Delek Hospital honoured for humanitarian work Dharamshala, 7 August, TibetNet: In recognition for its humanitarian work, the Tibetan Delek hospital is nominated for Anadi- Kamal award of the year by the Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI), a New Delhi based registered health care organization with a membership of 27 state voluntary health associations, linking together more than 4500 health and development institutions in India. In a meeting held on 18 July, the executive board members of VHAI has decided to nominate Delek hospital for the award, keeping in view its many year of humanitarian service, said Mr Alok Mukhopadhyay, chief executive of VHAI in his 26 July congratulatory letter to Health Kalon Mrs Kesang Y Takla. Mrs Takla said " this recognition is much appreciated by all of us and especially by the hard working staffs and volunteers at Delek hospital". She further expressed her appreciation for the growing services at Delek hospital to serve the community and the recognition from VHAI. The health department of Central Tibetan Administration has deputed Mr Dawa Phunkyi, the administrator of Delek hospital to receive the award and make a 20-minutes presentation on the humanitarian services undertaken by the hospital. The award ceremony will be held on 11 September at Hotel Jaipur Palace, Shankar Marg, Jaipur. VHAI started the Anadi-Kamal award in honor of a couple born in families of illustrious sanskrit scholars and freedom fighters -- Anadi Nath Mukherjee and Kamala Mukherjee, for their extraordinary services in undertaking creative food for work program, creating employment and building community infrastructures to thousands of affected families during the great Bengal famine in 1943. The couple was also instrumental in rehabilitation of refugees from East Bengal during India's post independence by leading a cooperative movement to economically empowering the weavers and marginalized agricultural families and humanitarian services to disabled children and women. The first Anadi -Kamal awarded was presented to Tyagi family in 2005, for their outstanding contribution to social work and community development -- initiating services in opium de-addiction camps, training of rural youth in raising social awareness development issues of water conservation, sustainable resource use, primary education, health care, women's empowerment, under Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti program in large parts of western Rajasthan. According to the website of VHAI, the organization advocates people-centred policies for dynamic heath planning, initiates support innovative health and development programs at the grassroots with active participation of the people. The organization also seeks to build up a strong health movement for a cost effective, preventive and rehabilitative health care system in the country.

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