BHUTAN PROJECT GROUP 2

Bhutan is a small kingdom nestled on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, between China and India. With a population of about one million, the healthcare is organized and directly controlled by the Ministry of Health. There is no private medical practice. Pathology services had been under a solo pathologist (Dr. Mohanta, an Indian national) for the past thirty years until he was joined by Dr. Krishna Sharma in 2000. Dr. Sharma is now Director of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories for the country and an additional Bhutanese pathologist, Dr. Dhungel is practicing in Mongar Hospital.