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The health ministry has achieved 98 per cent viral suppression of HIV, surpassing its target of 95 per cent by 2030. Viral suppression of HIV is when the virus is low enough in the body that standard laboratory tests cannot detect it. According to the World Health Organisation, HIV viral suppression helps improve health, prevents sexual transmission and reduces mother-to-child...

Students across Bhutan will now receive an egg each day as part of the ‘One-Child, One-Egg’ initiative, which aims to enhance child health and nutrition. Alongside the initiative, the Prime Minister and the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation also launched the Agrisustain Fund today. This initiative intends to raise USD 80 M to transform Bhutan’s agriculture sector....

The country approved over 120 Foreign Direct Investment or FDI projects, amounting to over Nu 60bn till last year. This is according to the latest FDI annual report released by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment. According to the report, 17 projects were approved last year, which is the highest number of projects in the last decade. Sector-wise, the...

Bhutan has been experiencing a steady rise in average temperature, with a 0.2 degrees Celsius increase annually since 2018. This is according to the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM). With temperatures continuing to rise, the centre projects that by 2040, the country’s average temperature will rise by more than 1 degree Celsius. According to the NCHM, Bhutan has...