The National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa, Leh, organized a two-day workshop and training program for Sowa Rigpa practitioners of Ladakh at the conference hall of NISR, Leh, on March 22 and 23.

Director of Health, Medical Education and Ayush, UT Ladakh, Dr. Motup Dorjai inaugurated the event on March 22 and Former Chief Amchi of the Health Department, Leh, Amchi Tsering Phuntsog, was the guest of honour on the occasion. 

The director of the National Institute of Sowa Rigpa, Leh, Dr Padma Gurmet, presented the keynote address on the role of Sowa Rigpa for public health in Ladakh and the importance of reorientation training for the upgrading of medical knowledge for Ayush practitioners. 

Dr Motup Dorjai expressed his gratitude to Amchis for their services to public health in Ladakh for ages and highlighted the important works carried out for the development of the Ayush sector, particularly Sowa Rigpa, in Ladakh by the UT Administration. 

A total of 85 Sowa Rigpa practitioners from various parts of Ladakh participated in the two-day workshop and training program.  Eminent doctors and Sowa Rigpa experts presented technical presentations on various aspects of public health and Sowa Rigpa.