Other Diseases

JICA funds new Royal Centre for Infectious Disease

The Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Bhutan signed a 2.994 billion Yen grant agreement to construct the Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases (RCID) at Gidakom Hospital yesterday.

Combating non-communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases or NCDs is the biggest epidemic facing Bhutan. It is responsible for more than 50 percent of all deaths in the country. As our society becomes more consumerist by the day, the risk factors seem to be growing alarmingly, calling for radical action.