The COVID-19 pandemic delayed, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) from applying for accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospital and Healthcare (NABH), based in India. JDWNRH was supposed to apply for NABH in 2020. An official from the Quality Assurance Division (QAD) in JDWNRH said JDWNRH has …

Thimphu is detecting 15 to 30 COVID-19 cases daily from the community ever since the Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) resumed the symptomatic screening and treatment for flu-like illness and TB at the Flu Clinic located at RBP Ground (Helipad) …

Many medical staff, regular and on contract, are leaving their jobs at the hospitals. In the last 8 months from 1 January to 31 August 160 members of  the medical and health group separated from the civil service and another 71 went on EOL bringing the total to 231 of …

The Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) management is exploring the empty spaces near Kaja Throm to set up a new Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) center for the vendors’ children in Ka-ja Throm for the safety and the engagement of the kids. CFM Tshogpa, Dendup, said Thimphu Thromde and the …

Bhutan is one of the few countries in the South-East Asian Region (SEAR) where travelers are asked to fill out the form to declare whether any passengers have the monkeypox signs and symptoms, which means there is a very high level of surveillance. So, with this, it is very unlikely …

Aggressive actions, like snatching pencils and toys from others, to using abusive language in schools are considered as bullying.  Such behaviors cannot be brushed as ‘small things happening among small kids’ because these small things will lead to bigger problems as they grow up. In order to prevent children to …

According to the Population Projections Bhutan 2017-2047 Report, Bhutan has been experiencing a steep fertility decline in the recent past, and it is expected to remain below replacement level in the foreseeable future. This could not have come at a worse time as thousands of young people and middle aged …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is facing a shortage of nurses, as many of the nurses are either resigning or on Extra-Ordinary Leave (EOL). The latest figure, from January to mid August 2022, shows that 50 nurses have resigned, applied to resign and taken EOL -most of whom …

With the ease of travel restrictions, there are increasing numbers of individuals exploring opportunities to pursue higher education outside Bhutan. Apart from students leaving for India, there are many Bhutanese leaving for further studies abroad in Australia. According to the Department of Adult and Higher Education (DAHE), there are private …

Parents who have vegetable stalls in Ka-Ja Throm, after being recently relocated from Centenary Farmer’s Market (CFM) in Thimphu are worried about their kids’ safety and engagement after the closure of the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) center inside the CFM market. More than 50 children, with age ranging …