Western Himalaya Telemedicine Clinic and Pharmacy:
A basic telemedicine clinic has been setup at Gorikot, Astore, Gilgit Baltistan. The rationale behind the clinic is to provide secondary prevention for chronic non-communicable diseases. The patients are treated by remotely located physicians with Fax and Phone. The diseases being treated currently are Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia.
Western Himalaya School Gorikot:
A secondary level school is currently in operation at Gorikot, Astore. The school is being funded by Western Himalaya Research and Development Organization for 50% of the overhead cost. The remaining 50 % cost comes from tuition fee from students.
Western Himalaya Heritage Library:
A Heritage library is currently under construction at Gorikot, Astore, Gilgit Baltistan. The library will hold books, journals, news paper articles and artefacts about the history of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Approximately 800 books and more than 1,500 articles have already been collected.
