In the beginning of the year, the Bhutan Medical and Health Council (BMHC) took up the case of a 34-year-old woman who died in an isolation hotel on 28 January 2022. Currently, the case is with the General Body of Council (GBC), which is an apex body of the council chaired …

Member of Parliament (MP) of Chhumig-Ura constituency, Drungtsho Karma Wangchuk, requested the Health Minister, Dasho Dechen Wangmo, on the plans to relocate the National Institute of Traditional Medicines currently located at Kawangjangsa to the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) premises, and the reasons for the relocation. The Health …

During the Question-and-Answer session in the National Assembly, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Dramedtse-Ngatshang constituency, Ugyen Wangdi, said there is a need to review the government’s policy on the eligibility criteria for the government scholarships for class XII pass students. The MP said students who are repeating in class …

There has been more than 1,000 confirmed and suspected cases of Monkeypox in 29 non-endemic countries as of 6 June, 2022, reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stepped up its Monkeypox guidance, urging people to take extra precautions as …

The three rooms at the mother’s room in JDWNRH for the patients’ attendants were crowded and dirty with mothers forced to sleep on the floors. The rooms are used by the mothers of babies or children in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), Phototherapy and also attendants …

Advance money already paid by MoH to Pfizer As per the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) projection, there are 58,531 children under five years who are the only unvaccinated group in Bhutan. Since these children are unvaccinated, the virus can continue to spread and then infect the older people who are …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) had fixed its only Computed Tomography (CT) scan machine in October 2020 with virtual help from experts in Singapore. After almost a year and half, the CT scan machine broke down on 2 May 2022. Whenever the CT scan machine in JDWNRH ceases …

In the beginning of this year, about 700 Bhutanese went abroad, and about 2,500 Bhutanese have registered for IELTS in IMS in May and June 2022. There are around 15,000 Bhutanese living abroad. Therefore, the large number of Bhutanese leaving abroad has become an issue of concern. During the 7th …

The investigation of the death of a 34-year-old kidney patient, Sostika Gurung, in an isolation hotel in Thimphu on 28 January 2022 is completed and submitted to committee members of the Bhutan Medical and Health Council (BMHC) for further review. An official from BMHC said there is a need for …

Ever since the class X cut off point was removed, the private schools in the country are finding it hard to survive financially. Now, with absorption of class X students in the government schools, more private higher secondary schools will be forced to close down, which means the teachers and …