Reply To: Discussion Forum 2

[Tshering Penjor]

Some of the rehabilitation approaches we use here in Bhutan are institute based and community based rehabilitation. From department of physiotherapy, the services provided related to rehabilitation encompasses issuing Wheelchair services and walking aids. In districts a community based rehabilitation covers and facilitates the peoples with physical difficulties stranded at homes. An occupational therapy services are available at national referral and regional referral hospitals. Only one orthosis and prothesis center in the entire country.

Even an eye surgery and ENT related surgeries camp happens here with the expertise from the ex-countries.