Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck National Eye Center
Thimpu, Bhutan
Project Details
Location | Thimpu, Bhutan |
Site Area | 14,055 sq ft (2-9-0-1 Ropani) |
Total built up area | 93,245 sq ft |
Status | Completed (2019) |
Team | Gandhara Designs, Bhutan (Local Architect) |
Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck National Eye Centre is the first state of the art national eye center in Bhutan. The eye center is named in honor of Her Majesty Queen Grandmother, the Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck.
The eye center is technically supported by the Tilganga Hospital, led by Dr Sanduk Ruit, an award- winning eye surgeon, and financially supported by Wen Giving Foundation, an organization based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The centre houses 16 beds in four Aseptic wards, a specialised out-patient department, three operating theatres and other amenities necessary to provide people-centric eye services. The hospital also runs a targeted mobile outreach programme to ensure eye services reach remote communities in Bhutan.