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… 𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 78 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒋𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 Phurpa Wangmo A study has been conducted on neonatal jaundice in Bhutan to determine the clinical profiles and prevalence of pathological jaundice in neonates. The study provides baseline data on the condition, which can help healthcare professionals identify and treat neonatal jaundice …

…𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 Tenzin Lhaden In the National Education Assessment 2021 – Grade III report published in 2023 by the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment, Ministry of Education and Skills Development, it reports that family bonding over festivals is strong. More than 90 percent of students (91%) answered that at least a few …

𝑶𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 Actually this process food is design as an emergence food for the have-nots who cannot have chance to eat better food than that off; over 200 diseases are caused by eating process food which is contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances such as heavy metals worldwide. More so often referred to as convenience or pre-prepared foods; processed …

… 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 Tenzin LhadenMany people are suffering from a severe flu-like sickness across the country at the moment. The symptoms comprise severe cough with chest pain, headache, stuffy nose, fever, sore throat, and body aches. Kunzang Dorji, Dy. Chief Laboratory Officer, National Influenza Center, Royal Centers for …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 Phurpa WangmoIn a move to align with increasing life expectancy, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) has revised the retirement age for all civil servants in Bhutan. The new age limits were announced in a notification last …