One in three Bhutanese overweight, finds study
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public
Kuensel (Bhutan)
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The basic needs of farmers
Schools, basic health units, even irrigation canals were not basic needs for farmers whose survival depended more on seeds for plantation or a donkey for breeding, according to a study by the Centre
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Kurichhu shuts down for five days
The 60 MW Kurichhu hydro-power station in Gyalpoizhing, Mongar, (Bhutan) has shut down for five days starting Monday to allow the Salakati substation in Assam, which takes Kurichhu power to India,
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Nepal rhino population declines
The number of endangered one horned rhinoceros in Nepal has declined in recent years, due to mainly to poaching, wildlife authorities say. The latest count of the population has shown that rhino
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Bhutan and Sri Lanka extend cooperation in health
Bhutanese medical students in Sri Lanka will get immediate placement for internship after completing the under-graduate medical degree and more slots will be reserved for Bhutanese to do
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Women group sensitized on HIV/AIDS
Thirty nine packets of bean seeds and a packet of groundnuts are distributed to 40 women. The women then exchange seeds without looking into the contents of their bags. At the end of the exchange,
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Four for one proposal to reduce unproductive cattle
The Bhutan department of livestock is proposing an exchange programme to reduce
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Livestock finalises 28 development projects
The livestock department Bhutan has finalized 28 new
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Additional nutrition for rural students
Apart from the corn soya blend drink that students get through the World Food Programme (WFP), the WFP has introduced BP-5 food biscuits to make students in remote Bhutan "brighter, stronger and
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More efforts needed to contain malaria
Although control measures have helped in bringing down malaria related illnesses and deaths in the southern belt, the disease is still a threat, according to the latest reports from the Vector-borne
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A revamped strategy to control FMD
Although control measures have been in place since the 1960s to check Food and Mouth Disease (FMD), implementation in the field has at best been weak say livestock officials. The outbreak of this