Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and His Excellency Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan, inaugurated the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital, a state-of-the-art hospital built in Thimphu with the assistance of the Government of India. The Government of India has provided assistance in two phases for the development of the 150-bed Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital. The first phase of this hospital was constructed at a cost of Rs 22 crore and is operational since 2019. Construction of the second phase was started in 2019 at a cost of Rs 119 crore under the 12th Five Year Plan and has now been completed.
This newly constructed hospital will enhance the quality of maternal and child health services in Bhutan. The new hospital will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Anaesthesiology, Operation Theatre, Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Intensive Care.
Gyaltsen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital is a shining example of India-Bhutan partnership in the field of health services.