In Tsirang, have 975 persons with impairments
According to a recent survey conducted by the Bhutan Society (ABS) in Tsirang, the dzongkhag has 975 persons living with impairments. From April through May, a team of enumerators supervised by two ABS officials conducted the survey in Zhemgang, Samtse, and Tsirang as part of the ABS’s three-year initiative...
Read moreApheresis: Safer, easier blood donating
The number of blood donors is rising rapidly. 90% of blood donations are voluntary, according to the Health Ministry. A decade ago, it was 54%. Today, the ministry announced a new programme to make blood donation easier. National Referral Hospital currently offers apheresis. Apheresis removes blood components from a donor...
Read moreVaccinate 58,531 children under 5, if vaccine approved
According to the National Statistics Bureau (NSB), 58,531 under-5-year-olds are unvaccinated in Bhutan. Since these children are unvaccinated, the virus can continue to spread and infect older people. International experts say vaccinating children under five is crucial. Rixin Jamtsho,the Director of Public Health Department (DPH) in the Ministry of Health...
Read moreMore hospitals will offer after-hours consultations
After the success of off-hour consultations at Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital, the programme will be adopted by regional and dzongkhag hospitals (JDWNRH). This was decided on May 12 during the 109th session of the Lhengye Zhungtshog. According to the Cabinet, the off-hour consultation service provided by the JDWNRH has...
Read moreBy late June, Bhutan expects the US food and drug administration (FDA) to approve vaccines for children under the age of five
According to international sources, 19 vaccines for children under the age of five will begin as early as June 21. After specialists analyse the data on June 15, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is likely to make a decision on Pfizer and Moderna injections for children under...
Read moreFor the coming fiscal year, the government has set up Nu 10.5 billion for the health sector
The health sector has been allocated Nu 10.5 billion (B) for the fiscal year 2022-2023, accounting for 12.9 percent of the entire budget allocation. Finance Minister Namgay Tshering stated this in the National Assembly yesterday when presenting the budget report for the fiscal year 2022-2023. The budget includes Nu 4B for...
Read moreThe ministry of health has intensified its surveillance for possible instances of monkeypox in Bhutan
Due to an upsurge in monkeypox cases reported from various countries throughout the world, the health ministry has intensified surveillance at entry ports and border areas. Despite the fact that no cases have yet been reported in neighbouring countries, health experts say the government is keeping a tight eye...
Read moreBhutan Accreditation Council (BAC) gave FoTM and FNPH an “A” grade
The Bhutan Accreditation Council awarded Grade-A accreditation to both the Faculty of Traditional Medicine (FoTM) and the Faculty of Nursing and Public Health (FNPH). The Hon’ble President of KGUMSB and other officials from four higher educational institutions witnessed the Hon’ble Chairperson of the Bhutan Accreditation Council present the accreditation certificate...
Read moreIn August, children aged five to eleven will receive a booster shot
In two to three months, booster injections for children aged five to eleven will be available across the country. This comes after the US Food and Drug Administration gave Pfizer’s paediatric vaccines for children in this age group emergency approval. There are around 83,200 children aged five to eleven years...
Read moreAfter a dog bite, rabies must be prevented through vaccine
According to livestock officials, rabies is 100 percent preventable if the vaccine is obtained in a timely manner, but it is equally fatal if the vaccine is not obtained in a timely manner. They went on to say that anyone experiencing these symptoms only has ten days to live. After being...
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