Bhutan News News Bhutan » Health: Bhutan is the first South-East Asian nation declared rabies-free by WHO
Bhutan has become the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve validation for eliminating dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem, marking a major milestone in rabies ...
News Bhutan » Health: Bhutan’s Health Minister on Navigating the Pandemic as a Small State
Her Excellency Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo, the 44-year-old health minister of Bhutan and the newly elected president of the World Health Assembly (WHA), aims to pursue three main goals in her new position ...
News Bhutan » Health: Bhutan achieves what few countries have: WHO validates elimination of dog-transmitted rabies
India, Sept. 7 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Bhutan's elimination of dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem, making it the first country in the WHO South-East Asia ...
News Bhutan » Health: Cardiolife Partners with Bhutan Ministry of Health to Strengthen Nationwide Cardiac Care
PORTO, Portugal, June 08, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cardiolife is proud to partner with the Ministry of Health of Bhutan to roll out its advanced AI-powered ECG diagnostics system nationwide. The ...
News Bhutan » Health: Mental Health in Bhutan in regards to Gross National Happiness
The GNH Index is a measure of overall well-being within the Asian country of Bhutan. Though Gross National Happiness involves 8 other indications of well-being, Mental health is measured under two ...
News Bhutan » Health: Zero rabies deaths since 2023: WHO validates Bhutan for historic health milestone
In a landmark milestone for global public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially validated Bhutan for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem. The achievement ...
News Bhutan » Health: Bhutan announces successful elimination of rubella: Report
In the past 20 years, Bhutan's health workers have worked tirelessly and fought against rubella, also known as German Measles, according to the report. This infectious disease poses a threat to those ...
News Bhutan » Health: Bhutan aims to eliminate malaria by 2025
Thimphu: Bhutan, which had earlier failed to meet targets for the elimination of malaria in 2018 and 2020, now aims to eliminate the disease by 2025, The Bhutan Live reported. Bhutan's Health Minister ...
News Bhutan » Health: Bhutan short of about 700 health professionals
A health system is only as strong as the people who keep it running. However, Bhutan continues to face a shortage of healthcare professionals. Although ...
News Bhutan » Health: Bhutan charts new one health strategy for livestock and environment
Paro — A four-day national workshop concluded yesterday, advancing integrating Bhutan’s livestock production with environmental conservation and human health. preventing Monastery environmental FAO ...