Thimphu Thromde office aims to complete the major components of the Nu 150 million four-lane road project spanning from the road near the Bhutan Telecom Limited head office till Jungshina Bridge by the end of May 2021.  The Project Engineer, Thimphu Thromde, Ngawang Tashi, said project is on track with …

By the end of 2021, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) will introduce eight new services, in line with the 12th Five-Year-Plan (FYP), which will benefit the hospital and patients. In the surgery department, three new services will be introduced. One is the minimally invasive surgery, especially to be …

A total of 475,651 eligible population was vaccinated across the country as of April 12, 2021 where around 47 percent are female and 53 percent are male. Till date, around 94 percent of the eligible population are vaccinated. The oldest person to be vaccinated was 104 years old and 18 …

Lyonpo says HM will only take vaccine after every eligible person receives their shot There are approximately around 37,000 individuals who are eligible but have not been vaccinated so far. The unvaccinated people will be monitored by the health ministry’s surveillance team. Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo said the individuals …

The former Thrompon Tikaram Kafley from Jampeling demkhong and Tshering Norbu from Tashiling demkhong will compete for the third Thromde elections in Gelephu. Tshering Norbu Tshering Norbu from Tashiling demkhong who has BSc (Honors) Computer Science from Sherubtse College and from Delhi University is contesting for the second time. He …

Even after getting the first dose of Covishield vaccine, people should continue with the health protocols. Wearing a mask, hand washing and social distancing must be done until all the people in the world are vaccinated. Dr Sonam Wangchuck, the national immunization technical advisory group (NI-TAG) member said people should …

Bhutan’s normal crude death rate was estimated to be around 6.7 in 2017 which means for every 1,000 people 6.7 will die in a year of various causes. Given our current population of 748,931 this means that around 5,000 people will die in 2021 as part of our normal crude …

MoH Minister says aim is to get above 95% of eligible people vaccinated Bhutan as of Monday evening vaccinated a total of 468,297 people with the first dose of Covishield (AstraZeneca) which is 85.33% of the eligible population of 548,762 and 60.56% of the total population of 748,931. This 62.52% …

As of Tuesday 2.30 pm 340,917 people got vaccinated. Around 5,050 suffered from side effects like headache, fever and pain at injection site as of Monday evening.  Ministry of Health (MoH) has identified 1001 vaccination centers housed in 363 schools, few ECCDs and institutions, and 45 doctors have been identified …

512,905 people registered for the vaccine as of Friday The Ministry of Health (MoH) is asking all the people residing in Bhutan to get the COVID-19 vaccination, irrespective of the need for verification documents or registration. Those who have already registered can bring along their CID cards, and for others …