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A total of 74,027 high risk or vulnerable people have been vaccinated as of 10th November and it is still going on. So by the end of November this year, the general population will start receiving the flu vaccine. Health Minister Dechen Wangmo said a lot of people are seen …

Dawa representing Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Tenzin Norbu representing Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) have completed their common forum for the up-coming Chhoekhor-Tang by-election which will take place on 19 November 2020. Tenzin Norbu said that though he did not get a chance to go on a familiarization tour due …

As of 5 November, Build Bhutan Project (BBP) has registered 3,621 unemployed candidates of which 1,349 are female. From the total registered, 2,076 opted for direct engagement program while 1,468 opted for skilling programs. In addition, as per the data from the BBP, 925 people have withdrawn of which 582 …

Two Chhoekhor-Tang candidates, 42-year-old Dawa and 35-year-old Tenzin Norbu faced each other for a live debate on 29 October where they shared their commitments.   Dawa said, “I see my participation in the by-election as a rare opportunity where we don’t have to worry about who becomes the ruling and the …

Dawa, representing Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Tenzin Norbu representing Druk Phuensum Tshogpa have made a common pledge in enhancing road connectivity in the constituency. Dawa made pledges in various sector but in the area of roads, he pledged to blacktop the 18 km Chhoekhor-Toed Gewog center to Narphel road, …

The social media has not been a quiet place or easy place for Bhutan’s new LGBTQI community and according to the members of the community, they are still largely vulnerable to cyberbullying.  Pema Dorji, a member of the LGBTQI community said that the LGBTQI community mostly use platforms such as …

When the first national lockdown was announced on 13th August, one of the safety measures that Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) put in place was to stop any food or other items entering the hospital building by the patients or their attendants to minimize the risk of virus …

Apart from public concerns and COVID-19 interventions, the Health Minister yesterday highlighted an equally extensive shared concern of the Health Ministry which is in terms of the number of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD), which have not shown any major differences as compared to the past statistics. She said that one of …

Bhutan witnessed an increased burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) both in terms of morbidity and mortality. As per the Bhutan STEPS Survey, the rise of NCDs has been driven primarily by four major risk factors: tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, physical inactivity and unhealthy diets. Reducing these modifiable risk …

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives across the world and impacted the wellbeing of children and families. Particularly worrying is the unprecedented disruption of learning for all children, including preschool children, due to school and Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centers closure. In Bhutan, ECCD centers have been …