Odiyana Health Clinic was completed and inaugurated in December 2023.
The Odiyana Health Clinic was officially opened on December 4, 2023, with a ribbon cutting by Namgyal Dawa Rinpoche and Tulku Orgyen Phuntsok Rinpoche at the gates of Ati Jangchup Choeling in Ruksin, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The clinic aims to provide primary care to local residents.
The clinic was coordinated by Marilyn S. Stoner, RN, PhD—healthcare providers, such as nurses from the local community. Oming Tamuk, RN and Gracy Siram, RN provided translation and cultural insights into the families who attended the clinic. Each person completed a health history, vital signs were taken and each person identified the health concern that brought them to the clinic.
A Tibetan doctor Phuntsok Wangdue, from the Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute provided additional screening and treatment using traditional medicines. All the acupuncture treatments, herbs, ointments, and incense were all provided by Dr. Wangdue and distributed by his two staff members.
A large group of volunteers from local communities and members of the Odiyana Institute, Santa Barbara helped to make the health camp an incredible success. Thank you to all.
The free health camp was held December 5th to 6th. We saw 93 patients, the majority of patients were adults with musculoskeletal problems such as low back pain and gastritis or stomach irritation. Participants were given education on self-care practices to improve their health and the health of their families. All participants received a personal first aid kit from Tulku (Orgyen P’huntsok Rinpoche).
2025 was the second year of free Medical Health camp.
A very successful free medical health camp at the Ati Jangchub Choeling was held on January 12th and 13th, 2025.
Participation in the project is open to all. For more information on traveling to The Odiyana Health and Education Center contact Marilyn Stoner at nursestoner@gmail.com.
How you can participate:
- Donate to the center activities of health promotion and education.
- Volunteer in India
- Share your expertise and insight about health, education or community development.
As with any developing region of the world, access to high quality healthcare services is of concern for many people in the Ruksin area, and to that end. Rinpoche intended to construct a small but well-equipped clinic that will make such care available to the public at little or no charge.
There will be a traditional Tibetan physician in residence, who can provide holistic diagnosis and treatment according to this ancient wisdom tradition. Additionally, modern “western” medicine will be delivered by skilled visiting doctors and nurses from India and abroad. If you are a medical professional and are interested in offering services on a volunteer basis, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out to us.
With the Odiyana Health Clinic, we intend to benefit countless families of the Ruksin area of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, and that the benefits will ripple out to all living beings!
We invite you to be part of the causes and conditions that bring the Odiyana Heath Clinic into full manifestation.
We thank you all for your financial support which enabled the accomplishment of establishing Odiyana Clinic. We would also like to offer our gratitude to all the members of the Tibetan Aid Foundation led by Dorjee Tsewang and Dolkar Tso, for bringing this dream to reality.
May All Beings Benefit.
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