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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FMD outbreak in Phuentsholing
With 34 of the 83 cattle in the orange depot area in Phuentsholing infected with the foot and mouth (FMD) disease, livestock authorities have banned the sale of pork, mutton, beef, cheese and butter
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BPC incurs loss of Nu. 100 million
The July 9 flashfloods and land slides in eastern Bhutan resulted in an estimated revenue loss of Nu. 100 million according to the Bhutan Power Corporation.
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Anti-retroviral drugs for HIV patients
The health ministry has announced this week that it will provide the anti-retroviral drug treatment to all Butanese HIV patients who need it. The anti-retroviral treatment is not a cure but a
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Dengue : a second outbreak will be more severe say health officials
Though the dengue fever outbreak in Phouentsholing has been contained with no loss of lives, a subsequent attack would be much more severe according to the Public Health Department.
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Maintaining air quality
With its pristine environment still intact, Bhutan has good air quality but rapid urbanisation, industrialisation and growth in vehicle numbers could destroy its according to a visiting environment
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Reclaiming land from the Thimphu chhu
What is an excavator doing in the middle of Thimphu chhu? Is it collecting construction material? No. It is building an embankment to divert the Thimphu chhu around a silver of land in the middle of
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Kaso emphasis the threat of HIV/AIDS
Bhutan health released a roayl kasho (edict) from His Majestry the King who advised the nation on the gravity of HIV/AIDS problem and the implications it could have on the development of the nation.
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DANIDA to fund Trashigang water supply project
Trashigang town is solving one of its biggest problems. DANIDA has agreed to fund Nu 20 million for a water supply project that will provide clean and safe drinking water to the residents of the
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More river protection for Phuentsholing
Contrary to what most Phuentsholing residents believe, the river training work along the Omchu (Dhuti kola) (Bhutan) is still not complete. A 260-meter long embankment wall is being built down
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Water : an important resource
The motithang stream at its source, where there are no human settlement is