Health

Is Bhutan ready for the next pandemic? That’s the question driving the country’s second Joint External Evaluation to assess how...

Consumers can expect to feel the pinch at checkout counters as prices of tobacco, alcohol, and carbonated drinks rise following...

The Paro District Hospital is set for a major expansion in the current five-year plan. Responding to concerns raised by...

The council’s Social and Cultural Affairs Committee has proposed enacting a dedicated Alcohol Control Act to address growing concerns over...

For many Bhutanese patients, travelling abroad for treatment is an expensive affair. Although the government covers medical expenses for referral...

The Women, Children, and Youth Committee of the National Assembly once again raised the need to formulate a National Alcohol...

A simple sore throat, often considered a minor illness, is quietly becoming a major public health threat in Bhutan. According...

Observing World No Tobacco Day today, the health ministry and the Bhutan Youth Development Fund, launched a nationwide youth-led campaign...

The health ministry’s Service with Compassion and Care Initiative (SCCI), launched in 2019, is now drawing to a close. The...

In response to growing concerns over limited access to dialysis treatment across the country, the health ministry has announced plans...