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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37000 immunized against Polio
The Bhutan health department immunized 36,946 children under five years in the six southern dzongkhags and the high risk population in other 14 dzongkhags in its first round of sub-national
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'Water poisoning' kill Yaks in Bumthang
Bumthang's estimated 5000 yaks will begin the descent over 1000 metres to the winter grazing grounds in the lower valleys. But some of the animals will not complete the journey, having fallen prey to
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Park provides CGI roofs to protect ecosystem
The Thrumshingla national park, (Bhutan) spanning across Bumthang, Mongar, Lhuentse and Zhemgang, is home to the endangered red panda, satyr tragopan, and some bird species which have become extinct
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Salt and heart disease
A review of a 17-year-old study showed that people whose blood pressure fell when they went on a low-salt diet were more likely to live longer-even if they had normal blood pressure to start with.
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Firewood supply decreasing each year
The hardwood supply in Thimphu (Bhutan) has hit rock-bottom.The data collected by the Thimphu Territorial Division shows the supply dropping drastically every year in the last four years or
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Draft environment assessment act discussed
Any agency that formulates or implements any policy or programme which may have a significant effect on the environment should conduct an environmental assessment in accordance with the draft
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Government contribution to Health Trust Fund to be met from ADB soft loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two soft term loans of about US$10 million to finance Bhutan's health care reform and US$9.6 million loan for the road improvement
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Fighting disease with disease
Doctors have developed a new ally in the fight against disease-the very viruses that are themselves responsible for serious illness. Glaswegian Robert Swan is living proof of the new found ability of
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Spinal paralysis 'breakthrough'
Scientists in the United States have made a breakthrough which could lead to restoration of movement in people with damaged spinal cords. A team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have
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Bhutan signs Vision 2020 declaration
Bhutan joined the global mission of Vision 2020 "right to sight" with the signing, on July 27, of the declaration supporting the