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The three rooms in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) meant for the attendants of intensive unit patients are is always crowded and dirty and is one of the main issues which the hospital management has not able to manage despite having the rule of one patient one …

Besides rearing livestock, people in Sakteng are now taking up ecotourism business, such as homestays, to earn additional income. The number of tourists visiting Sakteng is increasing due to the reopening of the Yonphula Domestic Airport and completion of the road to Sakteng. In 2011, Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) had …

Two Cabinet ministers also question how Thromde is going about the whole business After business owners and shop owners in Norzin Lam formally wrote to their MP Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo on 25 September, Lyonpo, being the representative of people of North Thimphu, will forward the letter to the Minister for …

Despite numerous petitions submitted by business owners and house owners along Norzin Lam, and the former Cabinet and present Cabinet disapproving Thimphu Thromde’s proposal to pedestrianize Norzin Lam, the Thromde will still execute its plan to remove the parking after Thimphu Tshechu. In May 2015, first petition was submitted to …

Medical air lifting services are used in emergencies to evacuate patients who are far away from hospitals and in need of immediate medical attention. Such air lifts are also used during disasters, such as fire incidences. However, the air lifting services could not be provided to the one month and 14 …

During the Friday Meet, the Finance Minister was asked if the ministry is doing something to ensure access to credit and reducing Non-Performing Loan (NPL) as a custodian of REDCL which is a state owned enterprise. The Finance minister said that the government is going very strong on establishing a …

Call 112 for support through tough times As per the National Suicide Prevention Program (NSPP) record, for the last 2 years, there were suicide incidents reported in all 20 dzongkhags. 88 percent of suicide deaths have occurred in rural areas with 66 percent among married person and those with less …

Phuentsholing hospital contributed the highest (77 percent) and people residing in Pasakha contributed the second highest case load As of 5 September, dengue positive cases reported from 19 dzongkhags (except Lhuentse) in the country has reached to 2,640. Four deaths were reported so far due to dengue complication. As per …

The Thimphu Police have formed a team especially for Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO) case since the case involves many youths and also two agents. Police official said that they are working day and night on the BEO case, and they are working to finish the investigation of other four charges; …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has set goals to eliminate four diseases; Malaria, Tuberculosis (TB), Cervical Cancer and Vertical Transmission of HIV in Bhutan. Within 11 months, Bhutan targets to eliminate Malaria. Globally the elimination of TB was set at 2030 but MoH targets to eliminate TB by 2020. Likewise, …