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Jurisdiction. Government of Bhutan. Headquarters. Kawajangsa, Thimphu, Bhutan. Agency executive. Dechen Wangmo. Website. www .health .gov .bt. Ministry of Health is ministry of Bhutan responsible for management and development of health reforms in the country.
The Ministry of Health has provided universal health care in Bhutan since the 1970s. Health care infrastructure and services are planned and developed through Five Year Plans (FYP) of the Ministry of Health. The third democratically appointed Health Minister, Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo, is the head of the Ministry of Health.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached Bhutan on 6 March 2020, when a 76-year-old American tourist who had travelled from India tested positive for COVID-19.
The registration for the COVID-19 vaccination started in early March 2021. [9] All of the Bhutanese who were above 15 years of age were eligible to register for the vaccination. However, for safety concerns, only people who were above 18 years of age got the vaccine starting 27 March 2021. Those who were below this age; those who were pregnant ...
Until 1999, Bhutan's Cabinet consisted of a council of Ministers chaired by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. In 1999, as a major step toward democratization, the King dissolved the existing cabinet and withdrew from his role in the decision-making in the cabinet. Six new ministers were nominated, placed before the National Assembly, and voted in as ...
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital. / 27.46472°N 89.63722°E / 27.46472; 89.63722. The National Referral Hospital (full name Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital) is the main hospital of Bhutan, located in the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu. Since it was established in 1972, the hospital has been supplying free ...
Born. c. 1976 [1] Political party. Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa. Alma mater. Yale University. Northeastern University. Dasho Dechen Wangmo ( c. 1976) is a Bhutanese politician who has been Minister for Health since November 2018. [2] She has been a member of the National Assembly of Bhutan, since October 2018.
Coordinates: 27°27′53″N 89°38′14″E. The Royal Institute of Health Sciences (RIHS) is one of two main medical education centers in Bhutan, the other being the Institute of Traditional Medicine Services. The RIHS was established in Thimphu in 1974 as a member college of the Royal University of Bhutan, and is associated with the National ...