PM Modi inaugurates Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the state-of-the-art hospital, Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital built with Indian assistance showcasing the robust development cooperation between India and Bhutan.
The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital is a state-of-the-art 150-bedded facility that has been built with the assistance of the Government of India in Thimphu.
“A boost to partnership in healthcare. PM @narendramodi together with PM @tsheringtobgay of Bhutan inaugurated the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital in Thimphu. The state-of-the-art hospital is a shining example of India-Bhutan development cooperation,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
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India’s support for the hospital’s development spanned two phases, with the first phase operational since 2019, constructed at a cost of Rs 22 crore. The second phase, initiated in 2019 as part of the 12th Five Year Plan and completed recently at a cost of Rs 119 crore, further enhances the hospital’s capabilities.
The new facility promises to elevate the quality of mother and child health services in Bhutan, boasting state-of-the-art departments for Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Anesthesiology, Operation Theatre, Neonatal Intensive Care, and Pediatric Intensive Care.
According to PTI, “The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk Mother and Child Hospital stands as a shining example of India-Bhutan partnership in health care,” it added.
“Bhutan has been receiving a lot of support from India, especially in the health sector, starting from the three referral hospitals and also other health facilities,” Bhutan Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk told PTI Videos.
“It is an honour for us to have Shri Narendra Modi here, inaugurating the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital,” he said, adding that this hospital is purely dedicated to the mothers and the children of Bhutan.
He added that there is a proposal for a cancer hospital which will come up on this campus only. “We are referring all the cancer patients to India. So after the completion of the cancer hospital, I think this will also enhance the tertiary care of health services in Bhutan,” he added.
According to PTI reports, Modi, who arrived in Bhutan on Friday for a two-day State visit to further cement India’s unique relations with the Himalayan nation, called on the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and held talks with Prime Minister Tobgay on Friday.
Modi also announced India’s commitment to provide Rs 10,000 crore in support to Bhutan over the next five years.
Bhutan’s King Wangchuck conferred the ‘Order of the Druk Glyalpo’ to Prime Minister Modi at a public ceremony here on Friday, making him the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour.
The award recognizes Modi’s efforts in bolstering India-Bhutan friendship and his people-centric leadership.
“It is with great humility that I accept the Order of the Druk Gyalpo. I am grateful to HM the King of Bhutan for presenting the Award. I dedicate it to the 140 crore people of India. I am also confident that India-Bhutan relations will keep growing and benefit our citizens,” Modi wrote in a post on X on Friday night.
India and Bhutan established diplomatic relations in 1968.
The basic framework of India- Bhutan relations has been the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed in 1949 between the two countries, which was revised in February 2007.
