Tibetan people’s lives become sweeter and more enjoyable
During the ongoing “Two sessions”, NPC deputies Tsering Yungdrung and Kelsang Dekyi from Tibet Autonomous Region talk about the improvement of people’s livelihood and their happy life with their own stories.
Tsering Yungdrung is a doctor in the Gastroenterology Department of Chamdo Tibetan Medicine Hospital. In 1996, when she came to work at the hospital just after graduating from university, there were only two departments in the entire hospital, and the medical equipment was extremely backward. Tsering Yungdrung said that such poor conditions have become a thing of the past. Now, the CT examination in the hospital uses high-end imported instruments, which are both accurate and fast. What makes her even more delighted is that, with the help of experts from Tianjin, the hospital has also opened a telemedicine service, which greatly satisfies the needs of the people in remote mountainous areas to see a doctor, especially for those critically ill, winning the best time, saving the cost and relieved of long-distance travel.
The convenience of seeing a doctor and the improvement of the medical level have solved the problem of “difficulty in seeing a doctor” and improved the people’s sense of gain, happiness and security.
In recent years, in response to the development trend of chronic diseases, Chamdo Tibetan Medicine Hospital has kept pace with the times and established a chronic disease management center. The staff in the center go to villages every week to conduct standardized training on chronic disease treatment for grassroots doctors and provide free consultations for patients. In addition, the reimbursement ratio and reimbursement time limit for patients seeking medical treatment have also been greatly improved.
As for these practical measures, Kelsang Dekyi has her voice.
At the end of 2021, she made a special trip to the Tibetan Medicine Hospital in Medog County, Nyingchi City to see a doctor herself. At the same time, she wanted to learn about the development of grassroots Tibetan Medicine hospitals. “This trip really made me feel incredible,” she said, “in a Tibetan Medicine hospital in a border county, there are not only advanced instruments and equipment, but also very professional medical staff. There are endless streams of patients who come to see a doctor because of their trust. Some come for Tibetan medicinal baths and some for massage therapy...”
From the development and changes of grassroots Tibetan Medicine hospitals, and the change in the concept of people seeking medical treatment, Kelsang Dekyi has clearly felt the great development and changes in Tibet, as well as the happiness and comfort of the people’s lives. The lives of Tibetan people have become sweeter and more enjoyable.