Bhutan Health News

The anti corruption commission (ACC) has suspended the ministry of health�s liaison officer in Kolkata, Tshewang Samdrup, on allegation of accepting bribes while procuring drugs. The drugs were being purchased for patients, who were referred from Bhutan for treatment to...

The three initiatives include improving provider efficiency and quality while reducing burden on the government without compromising on the equity of access, reducing dependence on availability of rural doctors or nurses through innovative delivery solutions, and using distance learning to...

Tashi Dendup, a patient with brain infection, had to shift to medical ward from cabin in the new hospital complex because he could not afford the high rates. Tashi’s brother, Tshering Penjor, said his brother had been shifted from the...

Dr Damber Kumar Nirola, a psychiatrist from Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, who trained the health workers, said the main aim of the workshop was to train primary health workers to deal with common mental disorders like...

There are currently, 401 guest(s) and 16 member(s) that are online...For the past month and a half, Sherab Wangchuk has been trying to erase a tragedy his family went through. But every time he goes online, he is reminded of...

There are currently, 391 guest(s) and 17 member(s) that are online...Random samples of the pentavalent vaccine, which has been suspended following the deaths of eight infants, are being collected from across the country to be sent for quality tests to...