Bhutan scales up quinoa diet to tackle rising cases of noncommunicable diseases
The addition of quinoa to the diet has reduced rice consumption by 2,000 kilograms (kg) with a 10 percent quinoa substitution in hospital meals.
Are you really ‘ugly’ before your period?
Doctors say it is this hormone surge — particularly the spike in progesterone — that can make people feel "off." But it is important to remember that these reactions are part…
Fund crunch threatens Nepal’s Safe Motherhood programme
The programme is credited with reducing maternal and child mortality rates by over 70 percent over two decades.
Measles cases rise to 479 in Mongolia with over 10,000 close contacts
To prevent further spread, authorities urging parents, school staff, and the general public, especially those in close contact with school-aged children to ensure they are…
Airline airlifts eggs to remote schools in Bhutan’s Lunana free of charge
This is part of the government’s One-Child, One-Egg initiative that provides one egg per child daily through the school feeding programme.
Concerns raised about Vietnam’s street food safety in hot weather
The city of Ho Chi Minh has recently recorded many cases of food poisoning, causing dozens of students to be hospitalised and raising concerns about food safety during the hot…
In Singapore, more patients to be offered the choice to receive hospital care at home
Suitable patients are those with conditions such as dengue, cellulitis, gastroenteritis and urinary tract infections, which have established treatment plans that consist of…
Bhutan renews focus on maternal and child health
Over the past two decades, maternal mortality has dropped from 777 per 100,000 live births in 1984 to 53 in 2023. Similarly, under-five mortality has declined from 162.4 to 19.2…
Nepal has reduced maternal deaths by 70 percent since 2000, but the progress is at risk, WHO warns
Amid unprecedented aid cuts by the US, the UN health body stresses the need for sustained investment to protect the progress.
China’s mobile hospitals provide free cataract surgeries to 240k patients
The Lifeline Express project was launched in 1997 as a gift from the people of Hong Kong. It aims to help cataract patients living in remote and less-developed regions regain…