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The Pema Centre, an agency to spearhead the national response to mental health, has been established. The Centre will be the apex body in the country which will provide all the mental health services across the country including rehabilitation, helpline services and many more. The Centre is a 60-bedded hospital. …
Read More »Despite increase in cases overall Bhutan’s positivity rate is below 1 percent
In the last four weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased with 169 cases for the last 7 days and 116 cases before that. It was 95 cases two weeks ago, 55 before that and 30 cases prior to that. However, these are mainly due to people traveling into …
Read More »MoH still thinking about vaccines under 5 but will give boosters for rest
The Ministry of Health (MoH) received 33,600 doses of Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccine donated by the U.S government earlier this week, to be used to vaccinate children who turn 5 years old with the first dose. The remaining pediatric vaccine supply will be used to give booster dose to children …
Read More »Risk of monkeypox transmission to increase with opening of borders in Bhutan: WHO Representative
With the opening of borders and travel, globally, the risk of monkey pox transmission is likely to increase, and Bhutan is no exception, as there is every chance of importing monkeypox into the country. Even while the world is still fighting the COVID -19 pandemic, there is now the monkeypox …
Read More »Civil Liability Bill to enhance compensation and fix accountability from death due to negligence to child abuse to stray dogs
The Civil Liability Bill, the first of its kind, which has 11 chapters consisting of 169 sections, has been endorsed and submitted to the National Assembly (NA) for deliberation in the upcoming winter session. The objective of the Bill is to provide a comprehensive legal framework on civil liability, by …
Read More »Dog bites on the rise in 2022 as JDWNRH records more than 100 dog bite cases per month in Thimphu
6,873 dog bites recorded nationally in 2021 The Emergency Department in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) has recorded 20 cases of people bitten by stray dogs from 1 to 7 July 2022 in the capital. In the June month alone, more than 100 dog bites have been recorded in …
Read More »More than 50% of Thimphu residents have H. pylori while figure is around 55% for Dzongkhags
More than 50 percent of the Thimphu City residents tested positive for H. pylori and about 55 percent in the other districts as of January 2022. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacterium causing chronic gastric infection and can even go on to cause gastric cancer in certain cases. Many …
Read More »Omicron XJ more transmissible than BA.2 detected in facility quarantine
A new variant of the Coronavirus, XJ variant, that was first detected in Finland a month ago, and also found in Bangkok and Italy, has also been detected in Bhutan. A single case of Omicron XJ variant has been detected at a facility quarantine. The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo …
Read More »An international certification system for farm products hinders export dreams
The founder and the chairperson of the Khenrig Namsum Cooperative (KNC), Thinley Wangdi, started farming with 16 members on a 5-acre land in Zhemgang in 2015. The motive was to improve the livelihood of the people of Zhemgang through the creation of a reliable, profitable and sustainable market for renewable …
Read More »In-patients’ satisfaction survey reveals hospital food is rated lowest among all categories
As per the patient’s satisfaction survey conducted by the Quality Assurance Division (QAD) in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) 2021-2022, overall in-patient’s satisfaction rate is 89 percent, however, the patient-attendants were not satisfied with the free hospital food, and it has been rated the lowest among all. …
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