THE PHOWA PROJECT

This year why not consider changing or even saving a life - the life of a Tibetan refugee?

Gyuto House Australia has recently launched the PHOWA Project to treat serious stomach disease among Tibetans.

It is estimated that 77.2% f Tibetan refugees in India suffer from this debilitating condition - many for over twenty years.
It is rarely tested nor treated in the third world, partly still unrecognized and partly because individuals cannot afford test and treatment.
In its most serious form it can lead to stomach cancer.
The most prevalent cancer in the Tibetan community is stomach cancer.

Known as PHOWA ( Eng. stomach ) to Tibetans, it appears to primarily be HELICOBACTER PYLORI.
Often diagnosed as gastritis, peptic ulcers or reflux, it is now known to be a bacteria discovered by Australian physicians, for which they won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2005. It can be cured in seven days with antibiotics.
The Gyuto pilot project conducted in November 2009 in co-operation with Gyuto Monastery, Delek Hospital and the Tibetan Astro-Medical Institute, showed a 78% test result among 60 monks followed by successful treatment over 7 days.

Working with the Australasian Research Institute, the Centre for Digestive Diseases, the Univ. of Notre Dame School of Medicine and others we are about to launch the next phase of the program to eradicate H Pylori in the Tibetan population.
This is a practical, positive project with a clear focus - to eliminate years of misery and ill health among a large disadvantaged population. It is relatively easy and brings instant results.

It costs $250 to test and treat one person.
It costs $2,500 to buy a testing machine which gives instant results. - there are 54 hospital clinics across India.
It costs $250,000 to establish a PHOWA Clinic adjacent to Gyuto Monastery to test and treat patients, offer specialist care for more serious cases and provide training and development for staff in Tibetan hospitals.

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