Health
Bullying prevalent in Bhutanese schools, efforts needed to address bullying and its effects on mental health- Student Health Survey
The Bhutan Global School-based Student Health Survey shows that 36% of Bhutanese college students were bullied at some point in...
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Health Ministry launches initiative to screen hearing impairments- World Hearing Day
The Health Ministry will be carrying out a hearing screening for the country’s entire population and provide hearing aids to...
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“Health in all policies” strategy to ensure everyone’s well-being
For a country to ensure the well-being of its people, it requires a whole-of-society approach. According to the World Health...
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Panbang residents ask for convenient public toilets- Zhemgang
Finding a public toilet at Zhemgang’s Panbang town is exhausting. The problem is not that the town doesn’t have a...
Read moreDetailsHealth Ministry to prioritize health equity in 13th Plan
Bhutanese citizens, irrespective of who or where you are from, can expect to get the same quality of healthcare from...
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Salang Tendrel for the construction of the Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases held
The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases hospital was held in Gidakom, today. The...
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Human resource to be one of the priorities for multi-disciplinary super-speciality hospital
In a few years, Bhutanese will not have to go abroad to avail specialist medical services. Works are in progress...
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Integrating mental health services into primary health care system
Health workers in the country will soon be able to provide basic mental health services starting from the Primary Health...
Read moreDetailsePIS to be rolled out in first week of March- Health Minister
The Health Ministry is planning to roll out the electronic Patient Information System or ePIS at the National Referral Hospital...
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Health Ministry looking at possibility of giving extra incentive to health workers to address attrition problem
The Health Ministry is looking at the possibility of giving extra incentives to health workers as a means to address...
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