Health

Latest health stories from across Bhutanese outlets.

BBS

Bhutan to expand complex surgeries with Thai medical expertise

11 hours agoBy sangye

Some complex surgeries that currently require Bhutanese patients to seek treatment abroad could eventually be performed in the country with support from Thai medical specialists. The National Medical Services a...

This week

Bhutan Times

MoH strengthens measures to tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis

15 hours ago

BBS

Half a year that changes everything

3 days agoBy Sonam Pem

The Bhutan Live

Telemedicine Opens New Pathways for Specialist Care Across Bhutan

3 days ago

BBS

Health ministry to expand lactation management units nationwide by year-end

4 days agoBy Sonam Pem

BBS

Doctor shortage behind Damphu Hospital’s limited consultation tokens

5 days agoBy sangye

BBS

World Breastfeeding Week highlights lifelong benefits of breast milk

5 days agoBy Sonam Pem

Kuensel

Govt. allocates Nu 30M to upgrade Samtse hospital into regional referral hospital

6 days ago

Also covered by The Bhutan Live

Kuensel

One gewog, one doctor was the promise; telemedicine may be the solution

6 days ago

Also covered by International

Earlier

Bhutan Times
BCS launches media partnership to strengthen cancer awareness and policy advocacy
13 Jul 2026, 13:30
Kuensel
JDWNRH radiotherapy service failure: Who is accountable?
11 Jul 2026, 16:59
Kuensel
Between two Kingdoms: The story of Bhutan Kitchen Bangkok
8 Jul 2026, 15:08
Bhutan Times
A lone struggle far from home
5 Jul 2026, 16:59

BBS

Paro calls for permanent gynaecologist after 10-year gap

2 Aug 2026, 15:14By Sonam Pem

Kuensel

Johnson & Johnson: Sold in Bhutan but withdrawn elsewhere

1 Aug 2026, 14:48

The Bhutanese

Over 23,000 seek care for flu-like illness as respiratory infections circulate nationwide

1 Aug 2026, 06:00

BBS

Loneliness and financial insecurity raise mental health risks among older Bhutanese

30 Jul 2026, 17:54By sangye

The Bhutan Live

Growing Need for Family Mental Health Support

27 Jul 2026, 04:02

The Bhutanese

Support parents for children’s wellbeing

25 Jul 2026, 06:00

BBS

Palliative care expands to 15 districts, nationwide coverage targeted by October

19 Jul 2026, 18:10By Sonam Pem

BBS

Bhutan, Japan mark 40 years of partnership, chart future development cooperation

18 Jul 2026, 16:02By Sonam Pem

Also covered by The Bhutan Live

The Bhutanese

Health officials warn of mercury dental fillings in border clinics

18 Jul 2026, 06:00

The Bhutanese

Knee surgeries in JDWNRH save time and hard currency

18 Jul 2026, 06:00

BBS

Mental Health tops calls to The PEMA's helpline

17 Jul 2026, 17:48By sangye

Bhutan Times
KGUMSB Plans New MBBS campus as Bhutan Prepares First Home Trained Doctors
29 Jun 2026, 14:02
Kuensel
Newly built RCDC inaugurated to strengthen infectious disease control
28 Jun 2026, 19:20
Kuensel
Surviving cancer: A test of systems, strength, and support
27 Jun 2026, 15:15
Kuensel
Securing Bhutan’s health future
27 Jun 2026, 15:12

The Bhutanese

Insurance gap leaves Samtse pig farmers without relief as outbreak wipes out piggery farms

11 Jul 2026, 06:00

The Bhutanese

Health camp shows high burden of hypertension and infectious diseases in Merak and Sakteng

11 Jul 2026, 06:00

The Bhutanese

Your love could kill you

11 Jul 2026, 06:00

The Bhutanese

Designated smoking areas to be established by year-end to strengthen enforcement: BFDA

4 Jul 2026, 06:00

BBS

Young entrepreneur turns cattle fodder into thriving oat business

2 Jul 2026, 11:16By sangye

BBS

First batch of Climate Studies PhD scholars graduate from CNR

1 Jul 2026, 16:40By sangye

BBS

Monggar farmers turn to intercropping as cardamom faces pest threat

29 Jun 2026, 16:09By sangye

BBS

Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases ready to begin operations next month

28 Jun 2026, 17:08By sangye

BBS

Support systems key to recovery, say cancer survivors

26 Jun 2026, 17:09By sangye

BBS

Interpersonal and domestic violence among most reported cases: One Stop Crisis Centre

23 Jun 2026, 15:39By Sonam Pem

BBS

Health ministry, World Bank discuss ways to reduce wasteful health spending

19 Jun 2026, 17:43By Sonam Pem

The Bhutan Live
GMC Launches Bold Tourism Initiative with 40 New Investment Opportunities
26 Jun 2026, 06:00
Kuensel
GMC opens 40 tourism opportunities under Tourism Spark Fund
24 Jun 2026, 16:34
Kuensel
Full-scale earthquake drill tests Thimphu’s disaster readiness
23 Jun 2026, 22:55
Kuensel
Mental health and traditional medicine highlighted as Bhutan’s future strengths at KGUMSB mid-term review
23 Jun 2026, 19:43

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BBS
Major development progress achieved, but challenges loom for long-term growth: PM
16 Jun 2026, 18:58By Sonam Pem
BBS
Bhutan eyes wellness tourism as emerging economic opportunity
14 Jun 2026, 14:16By Sonam Pem
Bhutan Times
Yoga Beyond Asana: The Inner Medicine for the Modern World
22 Jun 2026, 15:32
Bhutan Times
Public Smoking Ban Tightened
22 Jun 2026, 15:25
The Bhutan Live
Health Financing Efficiency Key to Sustaining Healthcare System
21 Jun 2026, 06:00
Kuensel
Cancer Survivor Month to focus on life after treatment
20 Jun 2026, 14:37
The Bhutanese
The Currency of Liberal Arts in the Age of AI
20 Jun 2026, 06:00
Kuensel
Designed for the rivers of yesterday? Rethinking hydropower safety in a changing cryosphere
17 Jun 2026, 11:53
Kuensel
Chasing the current in Panbang
17 Jun 2026, 11:51
Kuensel
Eleven ABS-certified biodiversity products launched to scale Bhutan’s green economy
15 Jun 2026, 20:49
Kuensel
‘We are steadily building a more responsive and patient-centred healthcare system’
13 Jun 2026, 15:38
The Bhutanese
A Cure-All Pill?
13 Jun 2026, 06:00

This week

Earlier

BCS launches media partnership to strengthen cancer awareness and policy advocacy

JDWNRH radiotherapy service failure: Who is accountable?

Between two Kingdoms: The story of Bhutan Kitchen Bangkok

A lone struggle far from home

KGUMSB Plans New MBBS campus as Bhutan Prepares First Home Trained Doctors

Newly built RCDC inaugurated to strengthen infectious disease control

Surviving cancer: A test of systems, strength, and support

Securing Bhutan’s health future

GMC Launches Bold Tourism Initiative with 40 New Investment Opportunities

GMC opens 40 tourism opportunities under Tourism Spark Fund

Full-scale earthquake drill tests Thimphu’s disaster readiness

Mental health and traditional medicine highlighted as Bhutan’s future strengths at KGUMSB mid-term review

More headlines

Major development progress achieved, but challenges loom for long-term growth: PM

Bhutan eyes wellness tourism as emerging economic opportunity

Yoga Beyond Asana: The Inner Medicine for the Modern World

Public Smoking Ban Tightened

Health Financing Efficiency Key to Sustaining Healthcare System

Cancer Survivor Month to focus on life after treatment

The Currency of Liberal Arts in the Age of AI

Designed for the rivers of yesterday? Rethinking hydropower safety in a changing cryosphere

Chasing the current in Panbang

Eleven ABS-certified biodiversity products launched to scale Bhutan’s green economy

‘We are steadily building a more responsive and patient-centred healthcare system’

A Cure-All Pill?