Health

Bhutan is intensifying efforts to achieve malaria-free status by next year. Bhutan had aimed to eliminate malaria by 2018, but indigenous cases delayed the goal. An investigation is underway to determine if a recent case at Phibsoo in Sarpang is...

To create awareness and exchange experiences on eye diseases, over 200 eye doctors from South Asia attended the 17th South Asian Academy of Ophthalmology conference. The three-day conference was held in Thimphu.

To ease congestion and enhance healthcare services at Trashigang Hospital, there are plans to expand it in the current Five-Year-Plan. The expansion of the hospital's services will include a new operation theatre, intensive care unit, dialysis unit and emergency unit....

The Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital is currently relocating its Department of Dentistry back to the hospital from Taba. Five dental chairs have already been moved to the new location, including two for pediatric, and one each for endodontics,...

Being away from home for medical treatment, and leaving children behind can be overwhelming. In Trashigang, the hospital doesn’t have a dialysis machine. So, patients have to travel to the Monggar Regional Referral Hospital for extended periods. For instance, a...

Close to 130 Bhutanese patients undergoing medical treatment at the Tata Medical Centre in Kolkata, India are breathing a sigh of relief as DeSuups have been donating blood at the hospital. Upon the Royal command of His Majesty The King,...

Suicide is preventable. The national referral hospital has been encouraging supporting affected families or close associates of those who die by suicide. Often referred to as postvention, experts say it is an important intervention as the affected family members and...

Self-harming behaviour is highest among students going by occupation according to the recent National Health Survey 2023. The survey found that 2.8 per cent of students engaged in self-harming behaviour last year. More than 11,200 people were surveyed for the...

A one-day Maternal and Child Health Fair took place at the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital on 7th September. The first-of-its-kind event focused on sharing ways to ensure the health of mothers and children, especially in reducing...

Persons with epilepsy with seizures that cannot be managed or controlled by medication can undergo brain surgery within the country now. A neurosurgeon at the National Referral Hospital conducted the first in-house epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy is a non-communicable brain disorder...