Patient Care Trust (Tib. ནད་སྐྱོབ་དགེ་རྩ་ཚོགས་པ།) is a non-profit organization named and blessed by H.H. Ven. Lama Lobsang and Kasur Khando Choegyal ( Sister In Law of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama). PCT seeks to serve Tibetan exiled communities all over India in order to get medical assistance and health care. Currently, many Tibetans living in exile have barely enough finances to cover every
day necessities for rent, food, and/or transportation. Oftentimes, when a family member becomes seriously ill, many Tibetan families can only stand by and helplessly watch their loved ones succumb to the disease. Moreover, travel is expensive and exhausting, and seeking treatment in a new city can be extremely confusing and discouraging. Even for those fortunate enough to be able to afford medical expenses, navigating the complex Indian medical system can be very difficult. These difficulties are the same for both non-Hindi and non-English speakers- for with little or no ability to speak Hindi and/or English, those few Tibetans who do manage to get appointments to find the language barrier insurmountable. Therefore, it is essential these individuals have access to an assistant who can help them find the correct hospitals, make it to appointments on time, and also explain the condition and treatment process so that patients understand what is happening and are not afraid. In particular, the situation is most difficult for those newcomers who have no family with them, who often need the care of an assistant– work that Mr. Wangyal the founder of PCT and his team, taken on in the past for around 10 years. Moreover, it can be almost impossible to book an appointment with specialist doctors in government hospitals, which happen to be some of the best in all of Asia. Their expertise and specialized services are often necessary in cases where other doctors have mistreated and misdiagnosed patients elsewhere. Patient Care Trust's immediate objective is to provide medical care for Tibetans in exile in India who otherwise could not afford treatment or who need help navigating the medical system, and for those Tibetans who come to Delhi from far away. To date, PCT has taken on the cases of more than 4,796 patients by April 2021. Of this number, over 90% of the patients have either been cured and few are currently undergoing treatment. Additionally, Mr. Wangyal has independently helped to raise funds for Tibetan Medical System (TMS) payments for more than 70 families as well as around 30 individuals, and he also has raised funds for the treatments of many other poor patients, who absolutely could not afford medical treatment. For the more wealthy Tibetan patients and families- PCT offers reliable information concerning medical care and provides individuals with contact info for good doctors and hospitals. For the poorer patients and families, the PCT aims to supplement the necessary funds to cover the expenses for medical treatment and stay in the hospital. Medical expenses are evaluated and in many cases subsidized on a sliding scale based on financial need. With our office resources, we can schedule appointments, es**rt patients to/from the hospital, translate in Hindi, Tibetan, and English, and ensure that patients have a proper place to stay and food to eat during the course of their medical treatment.
