Samdrup Jongkhar General Hospital

Samdrup Jongkhar hospital is please to inform that our health officials will visit in the following areas with effect from 17th November 2025 to conduct Annual Household Survey as per the attached schedule.
This survey is essential for us to gather important information that will help in improving healthcare services in our community.

Dewathang Gewog Administration,བདེ་བ་ཐང་རྒེད་འོག་བདག་སྐྱོང།
Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde

Samdrup Jongkhar Hospital has commenced the Annual Health Screening Programme for Senior Citizens (aged 65 years and above) from today. The programme also includes the administration of Flu vaccination to enhance immunity and prevent influenza-like illnesses among the elderly population and also started for general population.

This important event is being undertaken with profound respect and sincere prayers to commemorate the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

Samdrup Jongkhar Hospital is pleased to inform the general public that Flu Vaccination will be provided as per the following schedule:

Date: 23.10.2025 to 30.10.2025
Time: 9AM to 3PM
Venue: CHU, Samdrup Jongkhar Hospital

The flu vaccine is also available in all the hospitals, Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) and Sub-posts under Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag.

Therefore, the hospital management recommends the following priority groups to avail the vaccine within the given schedule.

1. Pregnant women
2. Elderly people (above 6 5 years)
3. Children (6 months - 2 years)
4. People with existing medical conditions (Heart and Lung diseases, cancer, Asthma, Diabetic Mellitus)
5. Health workers

Dzongkhag Administration, Samdrup JongkharSamdrup Jongkhar Thromde

SEPTEMBER 2025 THAT WAS..@ #!

Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag shares a porous border with Indian state of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and more so, given the humongous movement of people, export and import of goods on the daily basis through its ICP and other point of entries, there are constant public health concerns related to cross-border transmission of endemic diseases such as malaria, dengue, Japanese encephalitis (JE), and rabies.
As the nation gears up for the malaria elimination certification, SJ hospital in collaboration with our SJ Dzongkhag Health Sector engaged in several advocacy and awareness initiatives during September 2025.

1. High-Level Advocacy for vector borne diseases, 12th September 2025:
The hospital participated in the high-level advocacy program on vector-borne diseases organised by VBDP and DoPH, Ministry of Health, bringing together Director, DoPH, Dasho Dzongda and Dzongkhag authorities, Thromde representatives, regional officials, business stakeholders, VDCP program officials. The program emphasized intersectoral collaboration and collective responsibility in preventing and controlling vector-borne diseases.

2. 19th World Rabies Day 2025 with the theme “ Act Now: You, Me, Community “!
To mark World Rabies Day, an awareness program was conducted at Phuntshothang Geog, Samdrupchoeling Dungkhag targeting Dungkhag officials and students. The session highlighted the importance of vaccination, responsible pet ownership, waste management and prompt treatment following animal bites to prevent rabies.
Rabies is 100% preventable but it is 100% fatal once clinical symptoms appear.
Anti Rabies Vaccine and Immunoglobulin availed before the appearance of symptoms, even if bitten by rabid animal/dog has proven efficacy!!!

3. Awareness Talk to “Bhutan Red Cross Society Members”.
The hospital team delivered an awareness talk in Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde for Bhutan Red Cross Society members. The program covered prevention of vector-borne diseases, HIV/AIDS awareness, and Rabies prevention, with an emphasis on community engagement and timely health-seeking behavior.

Through these activities, Samdrup Jongkhar Hospital in collaboration with VDCP program, Dzongkhag Administration reinforced its commitment to strengthening public health awareness, promoting preventive practices, and engaging key stakeholders and community groups to reduce the risk of communicable diseases especially in terms of vector borne diseases, HIV and Rabies.

Samdrup Jongkhar Lead Hospital would like to extend a very warm welcome to all our newly recruited health workers. We are delighted to have you join our health family, and we sincerely congratulate you on becoming a part of this noble profession.

We look forward to your contribution, fresh ideas, and unwavering commitment to service. The health care not only demands hard skills but also the soft skills such as compassion , kindness and empathy to connect with patients and their attendants.

As per the 19th HRC of SJ hospital, the new recruits have been placed based on the requirement as follows;
1. One Female Nurse , Gomdar Hospital
2. Two Nurses for SJ hospital
3. Health Assistant (1) , Lauri PHC
4. Laboratory tech (1), Eye Tech (1), Nurse (1) , Jomotsangkha Hospital
5. Two nurses and EMR , Samdrupcholing HospitalDzongkhag Administration, Samdrup JongkharJomotsangkha HospitalSamdrup choling Hospital.@

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde
Dzongkhag Administration, Samdrup Jongkhar

Drinking water quality surveillance in Bhutan: trend and compliance (2017–2024) | Journal of Water and Health | IWA Publishing HIGHLIGHTS. Microbial compliance in drinking water was very low, with no improvement from 2017 to 2024.Residual chlorine was critically low, indicating ina

The NCD team of Samdrup Jongkhar Hospital is conducting the annual NCD (Non-Communicable Disease) screening, focusing on conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. Today, the screening started at the 4-Kilo Check Post (Pinchina) for RBP officials, their families, and nearby residents.

Dzongkhag Administration, Samdrup Jongkhar
Samdrup Jongkhar Thromde

All residents aged 18 years and above from villages under Dewathang Gewog, Samdrup Jongkhar are encouraged to avail the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) screening services as per the schedule given below.
The Geog administration as well as the respective Tshogpas have been informed to impart the information to all the eligible individuals under their Chiwogs.

Early detection saves lives — let’s come together for a healthier community!

Dewathang Gewog Administration,བདེ་བ་ཐང་རྒེད་འོག་བདག་སྐྱོང།