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…𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 By Yeshi Dolma Bhutan’s population is aging rapidly. By 2040, the elderly are expected to make up 14 percent of the population. Yet, pensions cover only a fraction of workers: eight percent of civil servants and state enterprise employees. For the rest, old age …

A nation’s progress is measured not only by economic growth but also by how it safeguards the well-being of its most vulnerable citizens. As population’s age and urbanization accelerates, the gaps in social protection systems become more apparent. Pension schemes, welfare programs, and disability support are no longer optional; they are essential pillars of social stability and equity. Countries that …

…𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐-𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Yeshi Dolma In an era of rising global health risks, national health indicators represent more than statistical outcomes¬- they mirror a country’s capacity to protect and serve its population. Bhutan’s latest Annual Health Bulletin offers a detailed view of the health sector’s …

…𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Sonam Choden One year after its founding at Paro College of Education, the Service with Care and Compassion Initiative Plus (SCCI+) Club has established itself as a youth-led, community-based caregiving group in Bhutan. Built on the theme “By Youths, for Persons with Disabilities,” the initiative was created …

…𝑵𝒖 1 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒊𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝒎𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈’𝒔 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝑮𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒈 By Lhendup Wangmo Samkhar Gewog in Trashigang, one of the most water-stressed regions in the district, has completed a Nu. 1 million irrigation project that allowed farmers in Bikhar and Domkhar chiwogs to transplant paddy on time for the first time …