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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Forests on fire
A total of 102 fires has destroyed 2,9530 acres of forests across Bhutan since January this year. With fires reported in 19 dzongkhags, it has cost the country an estimated Nu. 147.94
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Bumdeling sanctuary opened
The Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) became the fourth protected area to be officially managed by the Bhutan government with the formal inauguration of its head office in Chorten
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The Kui Buri National Park of Thailand
Thailand's Kui Buri National Park is the site of a unique experiment by Thai environmentalists to help elephants and farmers live in peace in a region that has seen generations of conflict between
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Slipping through the treatment net
An increasing number of young women who give birth to children who are resistant to more than one HIV drug is worrying doctors and the society at large : a
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300 hectares of forests destroyed by fire
Forestry staff in Bhutan are still estimating the damage caused by a forest fire which destroyed about 300 hectares of forests between Tomiyangtsi and Gom Kora in Trashiyangtse dzongkhag early this
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37,000 children immunised against polio
The second round of sun-national immunization day (SNID) on January 18 immunised 37,187 under-five children in designated areas, according to the Bhutan's Minister of Health and Education, Lyonpo
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Fuel
alternatives? : Come November, the temperatures drop and we return to a familiar subject : firewood. It is a particularly interesting situation this year because the popular hard wood has been banned
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Cranes and tourists
can the two co-exist in harmony? : The attention given to the endangered Black- Necked crane by environmentalists might in fact, help boost the local economy of Phobjikha, one of the few wintering
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Health Fund reaches US $3.44 million
With the contribution of US $1.00 million from UNFPA, the Bhutan Health Trust Fund now has US $ 3.44 million. The Health Trust Fund has a target of US $ 24 million, to become operational when it
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UNFPA and Bhutan sign projects on reproductive health
The United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Bhutan government signed three project documents, worth US$ 4.01 million on population and reprodutive