Bhutan is declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) with nationwide coverage of access to improved sanitation facilities during the observation of World Toilet Day today at Thimphu.

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐏𝐈𝐒, 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑.

The Project “Development of Ear, Nose and Throat centre in Bhutan” supported by Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) ended on 7 th December 2022 with the handing- taking ceremony of the medical equipment for ENT, JDWNRH.

𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠-𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐥 (𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬(𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐃), 𝐆𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐦.

Hon’ble Sowai Lyonpo, Dasho Dechen Wangmo arrived in the country today after a two-day long official visit to Singapore on the invitation of the Chairperson of the German Asia-Pacific Business Association. Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo was invited to share Bhutan’s COVID-19 success story at the 17th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business.

Hon’ble Sowai Lyonpo, Acting Health Secretary, Heads of Allied Health Agencies and Head of UN Agencies offered butter lamps and prayers at the Druk Wangyel Lhakhang to formally start the Health Walk today. It was followed by the offering of Zhabten by the participants for the long life and wellbeing of the Great Fourth.

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘉𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴

As of 20th October 2022, a total of 𝟭𝟬,𝟲𝟵𝟰 elderly persons (65 years and above) were screened for various Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the assessment for mental health disorders across the country.

Mr. Pemba Wangchuk, the Director General of the Department of Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health, joined as the Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Health on 1st November, 2022 in pursuant to the executive order from the RCSC. A simple joining ceremony was held at the Ministry coinciding with the auspicious occasion of the 14th Coronation Day of His Majesty The King. The health fraternity wishes the Acting Secretary the best of luck in his new position.

𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲