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Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute of H.H. the Dalai Lama
Dharamsala 176 215
Distt. Kangra
Himachal Pradesh, India
Tel.: +91-1892-222618, 223113,
Fax: +91 - 1892 - 224116
Email: tmai@vsnl.com
Website: www.men-tsee-khang.org
Background:
Men-Tsee-Khang (Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute) is a premier Medical
Institute under the Tibetan Government in-Exile, & was established by H.H the
14th Dalai Lama on 23rd March,1961 in Dharamsala, northern state of Himachal
Pradesh, India for the sole objective of preserving & promoting Tibetan Medicine
and Astrological Science. Men-Tsee-Khang is a Charitable, Cultural and
Educational Institution registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860
(No. 1290/79).
Men-Tsee-Khang initially began with a small solitary house with 2 Tibetan
doctors, 1 senior Astrologer and couple of working staffs amidst the thick jungles
of Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, up in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh. After
initial trails and tribulations, it has now grown into full-fledged Medical Institute
with more than 500 staff members and 48 Branch hospitals all over India and
Nepal. The Institute houses 11 major departments as follows:
1. Administrative Department
2. Pharmaceutical Department
3. Tibetan Medical and Astrological College
4. Astrological Department
5. Clinical Research and Development
6. Materia Medica Department
7. Literary Research Department,
8. Herbal Product Research Department
9. Translation Department
10. Library and Museum
11. Hospital and Inpatient Department
With the increasing popularity of Tibetan medicine, Men-Tsee-Khang doctors and
astrologers regularly visit Europe, Canada, USA, Russia, Japan, Thailand and
many places in India for conferences, seminars, consultations, and exhibitions.
The patient out-reach of Men-Tsee-Khang through all its branch clinics in the
year 2006-07 was 4,41, 561 including all the patients who were provided with
free or concessionary fee for the treatment.
1. Departmental Functions:
Tibetan Medical and Astrological College (TMAC)
Tibetan Medical and Astrological College was founded on 2nd June 1961 under
the auspicious bleesing of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The main objective of