Health Secretary Dr Pandup Tshering and Monggar Dzongdag Ugyen Sonam signed the handing-taking of the Bhutan Health Sector Development Programme in Monggar today. As a part of the project, the health ministry through the Asian Development Bank allocated more than Nu 32 M in Monggar to construct water reservoir and source protection, toilets, satellite clinic and pits in most of the health centres.
Through the project, the ministry also procured and supplied essential medical equipment to Monggar Regional Referral Hospital, Gyelposhing Hospital and other primary health centres in Monggar. The ministry also provided training opportunities that benefitted eight districts including Monggar Dzongkhag.
The project started in June 2019 and was completed in June this year.
Sonam Tshering, Monggar
