House Calls on Horseback in Tibet—Tencent Charity
Che Yicen—Tencent Charity
Photographer Che Yicen follows a Tibetan country doctor, Norbu, in Penggang village, 65 miles west of Lhasa, high on the Tibetan plateau. The 50-year-old doctor runs a clinic for 370 villagers out of his home, and he regularly makes house calls, especially to the elderly and to pregnant women who are not able to travel. Norbu often travels as much as three hours by horse to see patients. Commissioned by Tencent Charity—a platform that helps NGOs to fundraise, especially through donations of small amounts—as of early January, this story had raised some U.S.$70,000 to benefit the Tibet Autonomous Region Maternal and Pediatric Health Association to fund the training of more country doctors like Norbu.
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Photographer Che Yicen follows a Tibetan country doctor, Norbu, in Penggang village, 65 miles west of Lhasa, high on the Tibetan plateau. The 50-year-old doctor runs a clinic for 370 villagers out of his home, and he regularly makes house calls, especially to the elderly and to pregnant women who are not able to travel. Norbu often travels as much as three hours by horse to see patients. Commissioned by Tencent Charity—a platform that helps NGOs to fundraise, especially through donations of small amounts—as of early January, this story had raised some U.S.$70,000 to benefit the Tibet Autonomous Region Maternal and Pediatric Health Association to fund the training of more country doctors like Norbu.