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The main cause of neonatal death in the country is prematurity birth. Ministry of Health (MoH) found the conditions associated with prematurity are birth asphyxia, sepsis, congenital malformation, aspiration and other conditions. Every year, MoH comes out with the annual maternal and newborn death report, and it found that more …
Read More »Bhutan part of the the second fastest growing criminal industry around the globe: Human Trafficking
Although human trafficking is rampant the world over, however, most people are not aware of it. And despite a lot of sensitization on Trafficking in Person (TIP), there are cases where many young and innocent people are being trafficked without their knowledge within the same locality and around the globe. …
Read More »Bad news for patients as Morphine goes out of stock and its less effective substitutes are also running out
The controlled drug, Morphine, used on cancer patients to relieve pain, has gone out of stock in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH). Morphine tablets collected from other hospitals in the country are also finished. The substitute drugs, Pethidine, Codeine, Tramadol, that are less potent than Morphine, is …
Read More »JDWNRH to have centralized admission for patients
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) has introduced a Central Admission for inpatients, from 11 November, to ease the admission process and bed management system. Deputy Superintendent of Nursing, JDWNRH, Tshering Dema, said JDWNRH is a 350 bedded hospital. The increase in different services and increase in the emergency …
Read More »Regional journalism conference says traditional media has to adapt to a digital world
A decline in traditional media is being witnessed globally because of the availability of a wide range of digital media. An immediate impact of such a change is the massive job losses suffered by journalists all over the world. A three-day conference on Future Organizing and Transforming Trade Union Workshop …
Read More »Rude behavior and medical negligence are the most common complaints received by JDWNRH and BMHC
The most common complaint received by Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) and Bhutan Medical and Health Council (BMHC) are of health professionals being rude and medical negligence. The complaints were received through email, written down on paper, verbally made in person, and even posted on social media. This …
Read More »Dhan Maya’s Japan visa expires this month
Dhan Maya is hopeful that she will get help from the government to renew her visa while she is still in Japan. She has to leave Japan on 23 November, but she does not want to leave her daughter, Sonam Tamang, who is in a coma due to tuberculosis meningitis …
Read More »Aggrieved parents and youth of LEP to write to PM and Labour Minister over controversial statement by Labour Minister
A recent statement made by the Labour Minister has hurt the sentiments of the parents and youths that went on the Japan Learn and Earn Program (LEP). The Kuensel story, printed on its issue dated 19 October 2019, reported on the statement made by the Labour and Human Resources Minister, …
Read More »ECCD and the foundation of life skills for children
Enrolling little children in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is very important because they learn the basic skills in life which helps to prepare them for more complex learning. This is also the time of the year when parents start looking for a suitable ECCD for their children. The …
Read More »‘I did not really mean it’: Labour minister on quote questioning whatever media reports on LEP
A recent Kuensel story has the Labour and Human Resources Minister attending the Annual Gups’ Conference held in Bumthang and sounding off on the troubled Japan Learn and Earn Program (LEP) issue. The Kuensel story quoted the minister saying, “Clarifying that whatever issues are reported in the media about the …
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