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LWH clinched the Alexander Trophy with yet another thrilling low scoring match against DSS REIGNING CHAMPIONS: Jubilant LWH team after winning the series by 2-0 Manali, Nov 8: What a match! DSS fought hard despite a low total to defend. A clean hit by Suram in Vijju’s over pitched delivery in the 18th over gave […]

    SURGICAL CAMP IN KAAZA   The first fingers of the sun gilded the snow on the mountains guarding the Rohtang pass as our team assembled at dawn. An obstetrician from Baptist hospital Bangalore, eye doctor, optometrist and eye surgeon, anesthetist and radiologist from C.M.C. Ludhiana, and the rest of the team from the

    A thirty eight year old lady presented to our hospital with hemoptysis. She had no fever or chest pain. She has a history of hemoptysis one year ago, which subsided with no treatment. A close up of a chest x ray revealed the above pathology. What is the sign so well demonstrated, and

Some of the photographs from the Spiti camp have been uploaded to the Spiti gallery. Please see the latest snaps, because the snaps from the last year are also in this gallery. Happy viewing!

The camp in Lahaul spiti conducted by the LWH was a mega success. Two thousand and sixty three patients were seen in eight camps over the ten days. A detailed report is enclosed with significant observations which can form the basis for future work. We thank Dr. Bishan Shashani for organising the whole trip and

      PASSING THE BALL A team game is a pleasure to watch, as different players pass a ball along, to achieve a goal. Each player puts in his or her part, and the ball passes along, till it goes through a hoop or a goal with a resounding roar from the onlookers marking

A 11 year old boy was brought to us after having being run from pillar to post for the past year. He has been consistently unwell, with abdominal pain. We thought he had tb abdomen, and confirmed this with a diagnostic laparoscopy eight days ago, when we obtained a peritoneal biopsy. He was started on

The students from CMC Vellore are here on their secondary hospital program, accompanied by faculty Dr. Jacob John, consultant in community medicine. The batch is an all male team this time, and they have been accompanying doctors on rounds, in the ot, and to the peripheries to conduct clinics and check ups. We thank CMC

We bid a fond farewell to Drs Anu Yarky, Dr. Shefali and to our Staff nurse Nisha Kumari with samosa and gulab jamuns  in front of the mess. All are going for further studies, and we wish them well. We had a bit of an emotional farewell. Emotions are always at the fringes of these

  The access to this district is over the formidable Rohtang pass, and traversing the road into this region comes with its share of excitement. The land is a study in contrast from east to west. Cut off and remote, the people have learnt to survive in this harsh environment with an innate fortitude and