Consequence of Local/traditional treatment

Recently , Kuensel made headline on the death of a child following some local treatment. It is not uncommon for us to see this almost everyday in our practice. In my personnel experience, a lot of children are subjected to such forms of treatmet like sucking and incissions, before actually coming for medical attention.

From my personnel point of view, this practice should be strongly discouraged as it seems to have plenty of harmful effects than any benefit to the patients:

1. Leads to delay in seeking medical care.
2. Introduces infection through sucking or incissions.
3. Can lead to dangerous and life threatening bleeds if cut /incissed over a vessel or if the patient has a bleeding tendency.
4. Can lead to transmission of dangerous blood borne infections like HIV/Hepatitis B
5. Can lead to pain and unnecessary discorfort in an already sick patient.
6. Leads to ugly bruises and scars especially if done in a visible part of the body.
7. Patients might be forced to pay some money for an attempt which will not provide any relief.
8. Gives false sense of security to the family, thereby further delaying medical attention.

I have here posted a picture of a child who came to me today and complained of headache. He was having an upper respiratory infection. The three bruises on his forhead were created in turn by his father, mother and a sibbling to relieve his headache. Now will this family need a hospital?

Food for thought!

At last , computers for specialists!

Thanks to the Telemedicine Program. Specialists in Mongar Hospital will now have computers in their chambers, and they have already arrived and had been fixed in some chambers. This will enable steaty practice of Telemedicine and internet for patient care.

New face of Mongar Hospital

This is how our hospital looks after the recent completion of the Hospital Parking .

Hospital Management Training

A ten day training on this area is scheduled at RIHS, Thimphu for hospital administrators working in various hospitals across the country. DMOs, CMOs, Superintendents, Administrative Officers, nursing superintendents/incharges have been called for the training.

Dr Tapas, Medical Superintendent and Br Thinley Penjore , will attend the training from Mongar Hospital. Resource Personnels are expected from outside the country.

Annual Rimdro

Day long Annual Rimdro was organised at the Hospital complex yesterday. A lot of people,both from within and outside the hospital attended the ceremony.

German Doctor in MRRH

A German Gyenecologist( Dr Dirk) is presently at MRRH, working in the Gyne/Obstretic Unit . He will be here for a period of seven months. This will greatly ease the work load for our lone Gynecologist beside providing an oppurtunity to learn from each other.

Staff leave for training

Three staff from our hospital recently left for training abroad.

1. Kesang Wangmo for NICU, Bangkok
2. Sonam Dekar for Pediatric Critical Care, Bangkok
3. Lungten Pem for Diploma in Ultrasound, Chennai

The Team here in Bangkok (HIV/AIDS Training)

Seven of us are really having fun and enjoying the training also. The way they are is fantastic. Very much ahead and very very systematic. The visit to the isolation ward yesterday was awesome!

Health DG vistis MRRH

The Director General of Health visited Mongar Hospital on 1 st August. The hospital visit was conducted in the morning while the evening was spent with the staff on a dinner at the HVOs quarters. Petinent issues are said to have been discussed. I am away and not very informed about the actual discussions.