Monday, June 25, 2012

TOT on Newborn Care


The Reproductive Health Program organized the national TOT on Newborn care at RIHS , Thimphu for Pediatricians, Doctors and Nurses from across various districts in the country.The four day intensive training occupied the participants from 8 AM t o 8 PM.

It covered major aspects of newborn care including the demonstration of some of the common equipment used in neonatal set up. The Program is funded by the SAARC Development Fund , with an aim to overall reduce childhood mortality in the country. Myself and Sonam Deki( NICU) had the privilege to present the participants views during the Valediction function.



In the pictures from top to bottom:
  • Resource persons from Inidia( Safdarganj, Lady Hardinge, Ganga Ram Hospital and Sikkim Manipal).
  • Release of the Training Manual at the Valediction Ceremony.
  • Sis Sonam Deki( NICU, MRRH) presenting the participants view at the Valediction Ceremony.

Pediatric Staff Get Together at Thimphu

I was lucky to be amongst the Pediatric family at JDW on 16th June over  a dinner and some fun. The Previous HOD, Dr KP Tshering, now the Medical Director of JDWNRH, was also amongst the gathering. He thanked the staff for their great support and promised to work hard to make the national hospital better than ever before.


Present at the gathering were some foreign volunteer Pediatricians and their families .

Seen in the picture are five of the country's only 8 Pediatricians( though Dr Tandin is no more in the MOH). 



Dr Kinley, Dr Tashi and Dr Tulsi were not present in the gathering.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Social Forestry

Following normal duty hours, the hospital staff volunteered to plant saplings in the hospital compound on the occasion of the National Social Forestry Day that is observed on 2nd June every year.

Dr Ugyen Thinley, Orthopedic Surgeon co-ordinated  the event in which many staff took part. More than 150 saplings were planted in the hospital compound.


Hospital Based IMNCI


The Hospital based IMNCI training was recently conducted in the entire country. ACOs , nurses and doctors were trained in the five day modular training Program that basically focused  on standard managment of Pediatric Emergencies and major causes of morbidity and mortality in the developing world.