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Handing Taking Ceremony of mobile Cardiotocography (iCTG) Improving mother and child health through mobile cardiotocography
Her Excellency Dasho Dechen Wangmo, in her capacity as the President, formally closed the 74th World Health Assembly today.
སྐལ་བཟང་གི་འཁྲུངས་སྐར་གྱི་ཉིནམ་ལུ་ བཀྲིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ།།
Her Excellency Dasho Dechen Wangmo met Dr. Hanan Balkhy, Assistant Director General of Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR) at the sidelines of the World Health Assembly today.
Hon’ble Lyonpo Dasho Dechen Wangmo, Minister for Health has been formally elected as the President of the World Health Assembly, an honour bestowed on Bhutan for the first time since it became a member of the WHO in 1982.
The Ministry of Health and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussion (ROD) for the project, “Strengthening of COVID-19 Test and Health Service Delivery” today at the Ministry of Health.
In what is an unprecedented scale, the Ministry of Health launched the nationwide vaccination campaign today at Lungtenzampa Middle Secondary School, Thimphu.
The Hon’ble Sowai Lyonpo, Health Secretary and officials from MoH participated in a mock drill on the COVID-19 vaccination process today at the RBP flu clinic which will be used as a vaccination site starting tomorrow.
His Holiness the Je Khenpo conducted thruesoel, rabney and moenlam at Namdruling Goenzin Dratsang in Lhuntse.
His Majesty The King granted dhar to formally appoint the new Health Secretary today.
Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine to Other Districts
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB) and World Health Organisation has launched an online course for the Health Workers called “Service with Care and Compassion (SCC)” today on the 16th Of March 2021.
10 - 11 March 2021: Visit To Lhuntse
9th March 2021: Mother and Child Hospital for Eastern Bhutan
“What JDWNRH is for the West, ERRH will be for the East” - Hon’ble Sowai Lyonpo
6th March 2021: On the way back from Sakteng, Her Excellency Dasho Dechen Wangmo visited Rangjung Hospital, Trashigang Hospital and then met with Trashigang Dzongkhag COVID-19 Taskforce.
5th March, 2021: Her Excellency the Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo and the team arrived at Sakteng earlier this morning. Lyonpo visited Sakteng Drungkhag, Primary Health Center, and Sakteng Lower Secondary School.
4th March, 2021: Visit to Reserboo and Khaling hospital
3rd March, 2021: Meeting with Pemagatshel Dzongkhag COVID-19 Task Force:
2nd March 2021: Her Excellency the Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo accompanied by health officials are on a 12-day official tour to the eastern region.
The Health family would like to wish Dasho a very hearty congratulations on this prestigious appointment and priceless recognition from the Golden Throne. Tashi Delek!
Bhutan's first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine at Paro Airport. (Image Source: https://www.facebook.com/PMOBhutan/)

COVID-19 Updates

November 2020

Notification	Date	View File
Notification for 2nd Mass COVID-19 Testing Strategy in Samdrup Jongkhar Town	May 17th, 2021
Notification on COVID-19 Focal	April 23rd, 2021
Costing for COVID-19	November 18th, 2020
Notification to Public: A system based fit to fly certificate will be provided to all those travelling abroad.	November 12th, 2020

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Latest COVID-19 Updates	Date	Action
National Situational Update On COVID-19	June 17th, 2021	Read More
Mass Screening Update (10th – 17th June 2021)	June 17th, 2021	Read More
National Situational Update On COVID-19	June 16th, 2021	Read More
Ministry of Health Recieved over USD 0.5 million as COVID-19 emergency grant.	June 16th, 2021	Read More