DASSH conducted comprehensive health check up at Bojoghari Children's Home

Gangtok, 19 November:  Doctors Academic Society of Singtam District Hospital (DASSH) conducted comprehensive health check up at Bojoghari Children's ( Orphanage) Home on 18 Nov 2017. Team of specialist Dr Rigzing Lepcha ( Dental) , Dr Tika Gurung ( Dental), Dr Diki Wangmo ( Pathology), Dr Tshering Ongmo ( Microbiology), Dr Chultim Lepcha ( Chest), Dr Mayal T Lepcha ( Eye), Dr Upashna Rai ( ENT), Dr Sandeep Chandra Pradhan ( Paediatric), Dr Satish Rasaily ( Addiction Psychiatrist), Mr Basant ( Eye Technician)  were resource person. 

Dr Rigzing Lepcha ( Captain of Social Welfare initiative of DASSH) said that the society was initially started for organizing continue medical education (CME) on a monthly basis to develop skills of junior doctors and colleagues to upgrade knowledge in recent advances to meet the ever changing academic needs of specialist and medical officers for improving quality of medical service in 2015. 

Dr Diki Wangmo ( DASSH Treasurer) shared that the society have extended the activities to sports activities and social responsibility initiative to provide medical services to special population staying at old age homes and children home. 

Team conducted comprehensive  health check up consisting of eye, ENT, Dental, chest, psychiatry and general check up.  Team also provided free medicine , deworming agent, iron and folic acid and vitamins along with study items and groceries.

The Center was started by Miss Sonam Chuki Lepcha who was an orphan herself raised by foster parent.  Her childhood experience of being raised as an orphan motivate her to establish the Center to extend support, love, affection and care to special children in need of special care.  There are 29 children ranging from 5 to 15 years from different parts of sikkim, Kalimpong, and Darjeeling. There are lots of opportunities for good Samaritans to support these children at Bojoghari Children Home ..Please pay visit and help this divine initiative.