According to the Ministry of Health (MoH) Bhutan is maintaining heightened vigilance following the recent outbreak of the Nipah virus in West Bengal, India, confirmed on 12th January 2026.  The MoH has been closely monitoring the situation to prevent the virus from spreading into the country, working in collaboration with …

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) plays a critical role in laying the foundation for children’s learning, behaviour, and overall development, making facilitators key to Bhutan’s long-term human capital growth. These facilitators support young children during their most formative years, helping to prepare them for formal schooling. According to recent …

Starting this academic year, Bhutan’s national education curriculum will be aligned with the Cambridge Curriculum to integrate international standards into the country’s schooling system. Following joint research and collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) and Cambridge International, it was concluded that Bhutan’s current curriculum needs updating …

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) said that around 400 teachers have been tasked with developing new textbooks aligned with the Cambridge Curriculum. The textbooks will cover classes PP to XII and include approximately 103 different textbooks. Throughout the process, MoESD has been seeking guidance from the Cambridge …

Over the past decade, the national pass percentage in the Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) examinations has seen a noticeable decline, dropping from the 80–90 percent range in earlier years to the 70s this year. The national pass percentage for Class 12 this year stands at 77.84 percent, down …

Despite not winning the top prize, 21-year-old Gyalsup Ugyen Dorji from Barp Gewog in Punakha emerged as one of the top finalists at the international pitching competition, earning recognition for his innovative dishwasher project. Ugyen represented Bhutan at the CezeriFEST 2025 International 3D Design & 3D Printing Competition in Turkey. …

As the first light of dawn touched the southern hills of Samtse, two runners stood by the roadside, tightening their shoelaces against the cold. With backpacks on their shoulders and Bhutan’s national flag fluttering behind them, they began running, step by step, towards the other end of Bhutan.   The runners are part …

The Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA), under the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA), has until now detected three medicines, both traditional and modern that were found to contain lead and chemical substances beyond permissible limits for human consumption, marking its first such case. When asked about traditional medicines, the DRA …

Bhutan has witnessed a concerning rise in infectious diseases, with new cases and deaths from tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, and malaria increasing compared to the previous years, according to the Ministry of Health’s Annual Health Bulletin 2025. These three diseases are collectively known as Big Three Infectious Diseases (BTIDS). They consistently …

The Bhutan Stroke Foundation (BSF) is planning to conduct a nationwide stroke risk assessment across monasteries and religious institutions in the country, marking one of the first large-scale efforts to assess stroke vulnerability within Bhutan’s monastic community. The foundation’s Executive Director Rinchen Khandu said, “The initiative will be implemented with …