Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a Nepali ophthalmologist, has been awarded with the National Order of Merit, Gold, in recognition for his services to Bhutan and its people at Royal Banquet Hall in Paro, Bhutan.
Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a Nepali ophthalmologist, has been awarded with the National Order of Merit, Gold, in recognition for his services to Bhutan and its people at Royal Banquet Hall in Paro, Bhutan.
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck granted Dr Ruit the National Order of Merit, Gold award during the national day celebrations of Bhutan.
Dr Sanduk Ruit received the award along with 45 former Bhutanese civil servants, four artists and 50 educators.
Dr Ruit, 61, who grew up in a remote part of north-eastern Nepal and studied medicine in India, is now taking his model to other developing countries. Ruit has been mentored by an Australian Professor, Fred Hollows. He has pioneered a simple cataract microsurgery technique that costs only $25 per patient and is virtually always successful.
According to the New York Times, his “Nepal method” is also taught in United States medical schools.
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