Inauguration of the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital

​Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan, inaugurated the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital, a state-of-the-art hospital, built with the assistance of the Government of India in Thimphu.

2.​ The Government of India has supported the development of the 150 - bedded Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital in two phases. The Phase one of the Hospital was constructed at a cost of Rs. 22 Crores and is operational since 2019. The construction of the second phase was taken up in 2019, as part of the 12th Five Year Plan at a cost of Rs. 119 Crores, and was completed now.

3.​ The newly constructed Hospital would add value to the quality of mother and child health services in Bhutan. The new facility will house state-of-the-art facilities for Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Anesthesiology, Operation Theatre, Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Intensive Care. ​

4.​ The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital stands as a shining example of India-Bhutan partnership in health-care.

Thimphu
March 23, 2024