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Bhutan has faced several zoonotic diseases, including COVID-19 and recurring outbreaks of avian, swine flu, and rabies, all of which have significantly impacted both animal and human health. To combat these, the Bhutan One Health Strategy was first launched in 2016, with a secretariat at the Royal Centre for Disease Control established in 2020. As the second edition of the...

While progress has been made towards eliminating gender disparity, much remains to be done. Speaking at the UN commemoration event for International Women's Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that eradicating extreme poverty for women and girls would take another 130 years. Here in Bhutan, marking the day in Phuentshogling, participants called for urgent and sustained action to accelerate gender...

Good news for resigned teachers. The Ministry of Education and Skills Development has announced that all resigned teachers residing both within and outside the country can now register for recruitment on consolidated contracts. The notification specifies that resigned teachers should be regular. This initiative aims to address subject shortages, maintain education quality, and fill vacancies caused by retirements, resignations, and...

For years, residents of Tsirang Toed Gewog in Tsirang have struggled with a drinking water shortage. The growing number of settlements and the gewog’s remote location of the gewogs have aggravated the issue. However, with the new drinking water project now nearly halfway complete, hope is rising for a more reliable water supply. The new drinking water source is being...