Health

Untreated eye conditions remain a leading cause of preventable blindness and visual impairment in Bhutan. Coinciding with World Sight Day,...

Photo: EIN Presswire For decades, Bhutan’s economy has relied heavily on hydropower and other natural resources. Now, the country is...

Bhutan is looking at new ways to strengthen primary healthcare and move closer to achieving universal health coverage. The three-day...

Thousands of Bhutanese sought medical care last year for coughs, breathing problems and diarrhoeal illnesses. According to the Annual Health...

Bhutan has more doctors and nurses today than it did seven years ago. But the growth has not been uniform...

More than 70 international experts have gathered in Thimphu to exchange knowledge on childhood eye diseases and strabismus as part...

For years, Central Regional Referral Hospital in Gelephu has struggled with water leaks, damaged ceilings, ageing building systems and limited...

The dedicated Breast Clinic in Thimphu recorded more than 1,600 visits in its first year. Patients came for assessment, diagnosis...

Suicide is preventable, yet people continue to lose their lives to suicide in Bhutan. According to The PEMA, many of...

In 2018, the story of Bhutan’s first conjoined twins captured national attention after they were successfully separated in Melbourne, Australia....