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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Report : AIDS leading killer in S. Africa
South Africa's medical Research Council said it would release official figures on AIDS-related deaths between 1997 and 2000 by end of the year. The statement came two days after local media published
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NSW, Bhutan to cooperate in environment conservation
Bhutan and the government of New South Wales, Australia, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in areas of environmental protection and to curb forest fires in the kingdom. The
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Bhutan declared rinderpest disease free
Bhutan has been declared as 'rinderpest disease free' by the Office International Des epizooties (OIE), a Paris based World Animal Health Organisation. Bhutan is the first country in the south Asia
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Phuenthsoling's crocodile farm improved
Bhutan's only crocodile farm in Phuentsholing, crocodiles are raised purely for ecological reasons. They are bred a while and released into their natural habitat. "Crocodiles are very important for
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Urbanisation encroaches on agriculture
In the last four years, Bhutan has lost 629.91 acres of wetland to infrastructure development and land conversion. This does not include illegal conversions, flood affected or abandoned wetland
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Cooking salt may be contaminated
Samples of 'grain salt' from grocery shops across the country have been sent to laboratories in India for tests after reports that they contain harmful levels of metal including lead and cadmium.
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HIV drug combats resistance
A new class of drug may help meet the growing need for medicines to combat the growing problem of resistant strains of HIV. Trials currently taking place of two drugs in a class known as fusion
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Cold homes killing elderly
Thousands of vulerable elderly people are dying unnecessarily each year because their homes are too cold, research shows.The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says the combination of low income and poorly
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Vision and strategies for protected areas
The nature conservation division (NCD) is working on a vision and strategy document that is expected to lead to more effective management of protected areas in Bhutan. Bhutan has four national
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Children immunised against polio
More than 36750 children under five in the six southern dzongkhags and the high risk population in the remaining 14 dzongkhags were immunised against polio on November 3.