Dema T, Tripathy JP, Thinley S, Rani M, Dhendup T, et al.
2019-12-02 • BMC Public Health
2019-12-02 • BMC Public Health
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) worldwide. The economic, emotional and human cost of suicidal behaviour to individuals, families,...
BACKGROUND There is an increasing trend of non-communicable diseases in Bhutan including Diabetes Mellitus (DM). To address this problem, a National Diabetes Control Programme was la...
Dorji T, Das M, Van Den Berg R, Oo MM, Gyamtsho S, et al.
2019-05-07 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2019-05-07 • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BACKGROUND:
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal related to maternal and neonatal outcomes, the World Health Organization advocates for a first antenatal care (ANC) contact b...
Pelzom D, Isaakidis P, Oo MM, Gurung MS, Yangchen P
2017-12-21 • BMC Public Health
2017-12-21 • BMC Public Health
Bhutan is currently facing a double burden of non-communicable (NCDs) and communicable diseases, with rising trends of NCDs. The 2014 STEPS survey identified high prevalence of several N...
Khandu L, Zachariah R, Van der Bergh R, Wangchuk D, Tshering N, et al.
2014-03-21 • Public Health Action
2014-03-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING Two free-standing urban human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counselling (HCT) centres in Bhutan offering services to the general population and targeting the most ...
