FMT in partnership with The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) brings you a group of Covid-19 “healers” from Bhutan.
De-suung (in orange uniforms) is a group of volunteers trained to coordinate and assist teams from the hospital and police department to carry medicine to patients and patrol the neighbourhood.
De-suung transported essential supplies and food door-to-door during the lockdown to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus.
Public health directives had restricted people from leaving their homes, even to shop, so household essentials were delivered by De-suung.
Forest rangers, dressed in green, provided rice and vegetables to the population, and helped monitor food production in Bhutan’s farms to help ensure food security.
Rinchen Choedra was born in Mongar, Bhutan. Currently, he is pursuing his Diploma in Civil Engineering at Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Dewathang, Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan. At the time when the photos were taken, he was residing at Pemagatshel District, Bhutan. Photos were taken with a mobile phone. View his portfolio here.
‘The Other Hundred Healers’ is an initiative by the non-profit organisation GIFT. The 240-page, full-colour, hardcover book can be purchased here at US$40 per copy for a minimum order of 20 copies.
