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The Medical Superintendent/Chief Medical Officer/Medical Officer/Medical Officer In-charge/GDMO of all hospitals and BHU Grade I [Posted on: 2012-02-09]
Subject: Quantification of Anti-TB drugs Dear Sir/Madam, This is for general information that henceforth the quantification of all First Line Anti-TB Drugs should be submitted to the National TB Control Program (NTCP) on an annual basis. The TB program will then compile, verify and submit this quantification to the Health Care Division of the Department of Medical Services for onwards submission to the DVED. This is to ensure that Anti-TB drugs are quantified enough to last for the period of one year by the concerned reporting centers based on the number of TB cases notified in the previous year. This decision was amended during the recent meeting on the procurement issues held on 16th January 2012, wherein the two Departments have reached to the consensus. Your quantified indents for 2012 should reach to the National TB Control Program not later than 15th February 2012 and for the subsequent years, it should be followed the same. In case if there is a doubt pertaining to this quantification, please contact TB program at crinzin@health.gov.bt and tashidendup@health.gov.bt or call at telephone #17718208/17612647
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Call for Stricter Implementation of DOT [Posted on: 2012-02-09]
This is for general information that all Pulmonary Positive TB (“an open case”) poses a great threat to the general population. We have made great stride in bringing down the case load to less than 500, as notified, according to annual TB Cohort report. This we attribute to our Directly Observed Treatment Strategies and the commitment of all those associated with it. However, during the Annual TB review and observation by many experts, DOTS in our set up is not implemented as it ought to be. Hence, the Department of Public Health seeing upward trends in MDR-TB and flattering of sputum conversion rates all the members involved, in detection, care, treatment and follow up of cases urge to enforce stricter DOTS and close follow up-until the case is declared completely cured. Henceforth, all reporting centers should segregate all new cases of pulmonary positive TB patients with proper history of whether he or she had TB treatment before or not and this must be submitted to TB program along with the new smear positive cases and sputum conversion status report on a monthly basis. The TB program will inter-act similarly-through emails with reporting centers until the registered case is completely cured. This is issued for your strict compliance
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National HIV/AIDS and STIs Control Program (NACP) [Posted on: 2012-01-23]
This is to inform you that henceforth the annual indent for the HIV test kits, RPR, HBsAg kit, HCV should come to the NACP for Verification and onwards submission to DVED. This is to ensure that test kits and reagents are quantified enough to last for the period of one year in your concerned hospital.
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative Press Release - INDIA RECORDS ONE YEAR WITHOUT POLIO CASES; Critical need to maintain immunity to poliovirus in India until global eradication achieved [Posted on: 2012-01-15]
India appears to have interrupted wild poliovirus transmission, today completing one year without polio since its last case, in a 2-year-old girl in the state of West Bengal, on 13 January 2011. India was once recognized as the world’s epicentre of polio. If all pending laboratory investigations return negative, in the coming weeks India will officially be deemed to have stopped indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus. The number of polio-endemic countries, those which have never stopped indigenous wild poliovirus transmission, will then be reduced to a historical low of three: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
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WHO concerned that new H5N1 influenza research could undermine the 2011 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework [Posted on: 2012-01-15]
The World Health Organization (WHO) takes note that studies undertaken by several institutions on whether changes in the H5N1 influenza virus can make it more transmissible between humans have raised concern about the possible risks and misuses associated with this research. WHO is also deeply concerned about the potential negative consequences. However, WHO also notes that studies conducted under appropriate conditions must continue to take place so that critical scientific knowledge needed to reduce the risks posed by the H5N1 virus continues to increase.
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Bhutan Medical And Health Council Announcement [Posted on: 2012-01-11]
The Secretariat of the Bhutan Medical and Health Council would like to inform that all the national and foreign medical or health professional including volunteers practicing the profession in Bhutan and registered in the year 2005,2006,2007 and 2008 as per the Medical and Health Council Act,2002 Kingdom of Bhutan are required to re-register with the Council for continued practice. However, to qualify for re-registration every health professionals shall require 30 credits (90 hours) of continuing medical education (CME) in order to be eligible to renew their registration to practice.CME qualifying period shall be counted from 01-July-2007. The tentative date for renewal of registration will be announced in the health web page and inform officially to concerned management. Renewal will be carried out in respective health centeres.
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Result of the Selection Interview for the post of Liaison Assistant, Royal Bhutan Consulate Office, Kolkata [Posted on: 2012-01-09]
The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce the result of the Selection Interview for the post of Liaison Assistant, Royal Bhutan Consulate Office, Kolkata Click here for the Result..
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Announcement of selection entrance examination for Bachelors of Nursing Programme [Posted on: 2012-01-03]
This is to notify that the candidates who have submitted their applications for Bachelors of Nursing to the HRD, MoH are required to register for Selection Entrance Examination at RIHS, Royal University of Bhutan. For further details, the copy of the RIHS announcement can be downloaded from the link http://www.rihs.edu.bt/node/165 OR you may log on to the RIHS website at (www.rihs.edu.bt) Therefore, all are requested to follow up with RIHS, Royal University of Bhutan hereafter.
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Graduate orientation/induction programme for new appointees of MoH [Posted on: 2011-12-29]
The Orientation/Induction Programme for new appointees (GDMOs, GDDS, Clinical Nurses, ANM, Lab. Technologist, Nutritionist, Optometrist, Physiotherapist and Radio Technologist), MoH is scheduled from 9 to 12 January 2012. Therefore, all the graduates are requested to attend the induction programme without fail. The graduates should report to HRD, MoH before 9 a.m on 9 January 2012. For further details, contact 322602/322351(ext. 217/216/215)
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Shortlisted Candidates for the post of Liaison Assistant, Royal Bhutan Consulate Office, Kolkata [Posted on: 2011-12-21]
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