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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GM potato could improve child health'
A protein rich genetically modified potato could help combat malnutrition in India, scientists say. Its developers say the
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Saying no to tobacco
The sale of tobacco and tobacco products in the only duty free shop in the country has been banned from January, 2003.The ban was a priority issue in the Ninth
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Health renews fight against HIV/AIDS
With 13 HIV positive cases detected in 2002 alone, the highest annual detection so far, the health department is looking at ways to strengthen its fight against the viral
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HIV/AIDS : a common fight
Amid growing fear over the escalating HIV/AIDS cases in the neighbouring countries, China and India, the Bhutan health ministry this week launched what it described as concrete national guidelines to
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Mobile lab to help industries comply with environmental norms
From the outside, it looks like any other delivery truck but its furnished interior, houses a hi-tech laboratory that can measure air quality and pollution levels. Bhutan's first mobile environmental
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Assistance to consolidate environment friendly road construction
The Netherlands development organization (SNV) and the sustainable development agency (SDA) has committed Nu 72.9 million to support environment friendly road constructions' (EFRC) in
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Malnutrition: still a problem
Malnutrition is still a health problem in Bhutan despite the improvement in nutritional status in last two decades say health officials. Malnutrition is common among pre-school children, pregnant
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NEC fines projects
Six new government and private projects in Bhutan have been slapped fines by the national environment commission secretariat (NECS) for not abiding by the environmental assessment act 2000. Three of
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Strong tremour, minimal damage
Apart from some structural damages to a few houses around the country the earthquake which rocked Bhutan at 12:51: 24 on March 26 was largely harmless. The tremour, which lasted for about 10 seconds,
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42 HIV cases in Bhutan
Four more Bhutanese- three women and one man