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A young public health doctor's year-long experience in northern India providing medical care for a Tibetan community living in exile leads to life lessons in compassion, generosity, and patience. read more
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The Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, didn’t come until the beginning of March, but preparations for the festivities began weeks ahead of time. Houses received fresh coats of blue and white paint, women bought newly made traditional Tibetan aprons, and men got new haircuts. In the days following my trip to Chandigarh, the holiday was all the hospital staff talked about: whose friends and family were coming to visit, what types of food would be served, how much chang (rice wine) everyone would drink. |
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Timothy H. Holtz, MD, MPH, FACP, is a public health specialist, an assistant professor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, and an internationally recognized expert in global health. ALSO NEW! TEXTBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: GLOBAL HEALTH IN A DYNAMIC WORLD |
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