Sikh Medical and Dental Association Good Samaritans

September 2nd, 2005 by admin

By Sikh Sangat News
Sep 2, 2005, 02:08

Source: http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_357.shtml

Mr. Budh Singh Dhahan - Founder / President of Guru Nanak Mission Medical & Educational Trust, with Mrs. Kashmir Kaur Dhahan

“I want to uplift the poor and less educated, especially young girls and women.” These words capture the life mission of Mr. Budh Singh Dhahan. He is the inspirational founder and president of Guru Nanak Mission Medical & Educational Trust, Punjab, India
In 1984 Mr. Dhahan’s dream came true. With the help of family and friends in Vancouver and the people and councils of Dhahan and Kaleran villages, he opened a 40 bed hospital in the Nawanshahar District region of Punjab.

In 1987 an elementary and secondary school was started. The Guru Nanak College of Nursing was opened in 1993 with a diploma program in nursing and in 1998 a baccalaureate degree program in nursing began with an intake of 50 students. A collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Nuring is now underway involving faculty and student exchange and development of nursing curriculum

The Trust has done commendable work and is now receiving help from many Sikh NRIs settled in countries far and wide like Australia, Canada, USA and Europe. As a part of this ongoing endeavour to support this charitable trust Dr Daljit Singh Caberwal, senior member of US-based North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association, on Monday donated medical equipment worth $ 56,000 to the Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Education Trust, Dhahan Kaleran. Dr Caberwal visited Dhahan Kaleran and handed over the equipment to the trust authorities.

Last year Amarjot Singh Narula MD visited the hospital to access the situation. “ I could visit only for few hrs however I was able to get a grand tour of the entire campus.” “ I was moved and very inspired by the dedication ,motivation and the missionary zeal with which Baba Budh Singh Ji and his team are functioning”. “I was very overwhelmed with the hospitality accorded to me” said Dr. Narula.

New Block on the Hospital Premises

Facilities and Programs at Dhahan-Kaleran:

Hospital with 200 + bed capacity
School of Nursing - Three Year Diploma Program - 50 students per year
Guru Nanak College of Nursing - Four Year BSN Program - 50 students per year
Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center (in partnership with Punjab Red Cross)
Elementary and Secondary School for approximately 1100 students
UBC Canada House - Residential Hosting Facility for Visiting Volunteers
Mobile Medical and Health Clinics Health promotion work in sixty villages

For more information:
Guru Nanak Mission Hospital, Dhahan Kaleran, Punjab.
Email: gnmh_dk *AT* rediffmail.com
Phone: 0091-1823-262621 or 0091-1823-260818

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