Comments on: Photo exhibition by UNHCR starts http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/main-news/diaspora_exile_resettlement/photo-exhibition-by-unhcr-starts/ The first news agency of Bhutan Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mihir Meghani http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/main-news/diaspora_exile_resettlement/photo-exhibition-by-unhcr-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-27319 Mihir Meghani Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:07:45 +0000 http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/?p=1950#comment-27319 The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has monitored the human rights of Bhutan’s Hindu minority and Nyingmapa Buddhist community through its human rights programming and annual report Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora: A Survey of Human Rights (http://www.hafsite.org/issues/human_rights). HAF is also actively staying abreast of the resettlement of Bhutanese refugees throughout the U.S. as part of this program. Hindu American Physicians in Service program (HAPiS), another one of HAF’s programs, was launched several years ago and entails medical mission trips to the Hindu diaspora to meet pressing medical needs. An effort to combine these two programs brings us to this juncture -- a desire for HAPiS to ascertain and address the medical needs of Bhutanese refugees remaining in refugee camps in Nepal and India. To this end, leaders of HAF, Dr. Arvind Chandrakantan & Dr. Mihir Meghani are making a preliminary study visit to Kathmandu and the Damak refugee camps from January 24-28, 2012, with the plan of bringing other doctors and health professionals for future medical missions based on the needs ascertained during this study. They will also be meeting with representatives of the U.S. Embassy, United Nations, and NGOs working in Nepal. Dr. Arvind Chandrakantan, M.D., is an active member of HAF’s Executive Council. By profession, he is a board certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY. He holds the title of Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics. Dr. Chandrakantan has been recognized by several national societies and has won numerous awards. He is also a staff physician with several humanitarian organizations including International Children’s Heart Foundation & Heart Trust. He is the coordinator of the HAF HAPiS Nepal project. Dr. Mihir Meghani, M.D., is a co-founder and Board Member of HAF and a full-time specialist in Emergency Medicine in Fremont, California. A relative of Mahatma Gandhi, he continued Gandhi’s tradition of service by providing medical care in India after the 2001 earthquake, in NY after 9/11, and in Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami. He was secretary of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Northern California chapter, and founded and served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy for Emergency Medicine in India. Currently, he is a member of the US Department of Homeland Security's Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Dr. Meghani has received numerous awards for his community service including physician of the year award from his employer. The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has monitored the human rights of Bhutan’s Hindu minority and Nyingmapa Buddhist community through its human rights programming and annual report Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora: A Survey of Human Rights (http://www.hafsite.org/issues/human_rights). HAF is also actively staying abreast of the resettlement of Bhutanese refugees throughout the U.S. as part of this program. Hindu American Physicians in Service program (HAPiS), another one of HAF’s programs, was launched several years ago and entails medical mission trips to the Hindu diaspora to meet pressing medical needs. An effort to combine these two programs brings us to this juncture — a desire for HAPiS to ascertain and address the medical needs of Bhutanese refugees remaining in refugee camps in Nepal and India. To this end, leaders of HAF, Dr. Arvind Chandrakantan & Dr. Mihir Meghani are making a preliminary study visit to Kathmandu and the Damak refugee camps from January 24-28, 2012, with the plan of bringing other doctors and health professionals for future medical missions based on the needs ascertained during this study. They will also be meeting with representatives of the U.S. Embassy, United Nations, and NGOs working in Nepal.

Dr. Arvind Chandrakantan, M.D., is an active member of HAF’s Executive Council. By profession, he is a board certified Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY. He holds the title of Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Pediatrics. Dr. Chandrakantan has been recognized by several national societies and has won numerous awards. He is also a staff physician with several humanitarian organizations including International Children’s Heart Foundation & Heart Trust. He is the coordinator of the HAF HAPiS Nepal project.

Dr. Mihir Meghani, M.D., is a co-founder and Board Member of HAF and a full-time specialist in Emergency Medicine in Fremont, California. A relative of Mahatma Gandhi, he continued Gandhi’s tradition of service by providing medical care in India after the 2001 earthquake, in NY after 9/11, and in Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami. He was secretary of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Northern California chapter, and founded and served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy for Emergency Medicine in India. Currently, he is a member of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Dr. Meghani has received numerous awards for his community service including physician of the year award from his employer.

]]> By: Rimpoche http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/main-news/diaspora_exile_resettlement/photo-exhibition-by-unhcr-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Rimpoche Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:29:47 +0000 http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/?p=1950#comment-356 Do you guys have some photos that were displayed during the exhibition? Or you guys just published the news just because someone sent you an email. Do you guys have some photos that were displayed during the exhibition?
Or you guys just published the news just because someone sent you an email.

]]> By: Robin http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/main-news/diaspora_exile_resettlement/photo-exhibition-by-unhcr-starts/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Robin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:38:18 +0000 http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/?p=1950#comment-334 I believe that the informations given to the refugees before they opt for the resettlement procedures are still too little. When one tries to focus on those informations, the refugees should be well inrormed about the challenges and the hardships they need to encounter in the resettlement countries. There will be dramatic change in the way one lives but there are also many things that drag them scared. Moving from small Bhutans to USA or elsewhere is also transforming from being Bhutanese to being American or others. Let every refugee possess the courage to bear this pain. I believe that the informations given to the refugees before they opt for the resettlement procedures are still too little. When one tries to focus on those informations, the refugees should be well inrormed about the challenges and the hardships they need to encounter in the resettlement countries. There will be dramatic change in the way one lives but there are also many things that drag them scared. Moving from small Bhutans to USA or elsewhere is also transforming from being Bhutanese to being American or others. Let every refugee possess the courage to bear this pain.

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