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…𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 2021 𝒂𝒏𝒅 2022. Tenzin LhadenThe surging incidence of mental health problems, notably depression, within the country, is a matter of great concern. Regrettably, a significant number of people opt to suffer in silence due to the social stigma attached to mental illness, or others’ lack of understanding of mental health as …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄. Phurpa Wangmo The Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) has recently carried out drug testing on 138 public transport drivers across five regions in Bhutan, with the aim of ensuring safety and security on the country’s …

… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕’𝒔 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. Sonam DekiDigital literacy entails more than just mere knowledge of technology; it encompasses the ability to navigate and communicate across diverse digital environments. With the widespread adoption of …

Phurpa Wangmo Over a period of 12 days starting April 6, 2023, the core markets in Trongsa and Bumthang Dzongkhags were inspected with the support of the Regional Office of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Trongsa, Bhutan Food and Drug Authority (BFDA), and Department of Forestry and Park Services (DOFPS) office based in Bumthang. The primary objective of the inspection was to …

…3056 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝑶𝑷𝑫) 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 Staff Reporter Department of Psychiatry, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is the tertiary care psychiatry unit which provides specialized mental health care. It has been serving not only the people in its catchment area but to the entire population of the country. In 2021, the total number …