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
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Vegetable production in high altitudes
A vegetable production trial conducted in high altitude areas using polythene tunnel had been successful, according to Bhutan's Ministry of Agriculture. The trial was conduced in Soe, Naro and
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Vaccine-containing tomato may prevent respiratory virus
A new method of delivering a vaccine against a common respiratory virus could lead to prevention that is as easy as eating a tomato or an apple, according to a recent report. The study was conducted
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National Assembly welcomes the Health Trust Fund
The Health Trust Fund, to become operational in September with US$ 5.5 million, was received by the Bhutan National Assembly members with great enthusiasm and, in the prolonged discussions, several
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Unique floral species found
Two botanists on a recent three-week study of orchids in Bhutan rediscovered at Yongkoka the Vanda Griffithii, an orchid species that was last spotted here in 1843 by William Griffith, the first ever
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NEC sells the environment assessment concept in Phuentsholing
With the enactment of the First Environment Legislation in Bhutan, just a step away, the National Environmental Commission (NEC) has held several workshops, at various levels in the last one year, to
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Zinc essential to normal infant growth
New evidence from Ethiopia suggests that a zinc deficiency plays a large part in causing stunted growth in infants, according to a report. A team of researchers and Ethiopia and Netherlands studied
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Asia faces looming environmental disasters
Asia lacks the institutions and the political will to prevent looming environmental catastrophes caused by rapid growth, experts at a conference entitled the "Third Dialogue on Building Asia's
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Malaria cases increase by 80 percent
Following a harrowing period in the mid-1990s malarial infection was thought to have been clamped down substantially in the latter part of the decade in Bhutan. A report from the National Malaria
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Livestock increasingly threatened by wild animals
Depredation of livestock by wild animals is increasing rapidly and attacks on livestock is becoming a growing concern for all livestock owners in Bhutan, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),
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City Corporation ups stakes to keep Thimphu clean
People littering, defecating and urinating in public areas instead of using the facilities provided by the Thimphu City Corporation (Bhutan) will now have to pay a fine of Nu 15 upwards if caught by