WHO - Bhutan

ANational High-Level Multi-sectoral Advocacy Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) was organized on 20th July, 2011. The advocacy meeting was attended by the Minister of Health, Minister for Education, the Hon’ble Speaker, National Assembly of Bhutan the Attorney-General, the Leader of the Opposition, Secretaries and high level officials from all the Ministries of the Royal Government of Bhutan, as well as a number of Members of Parliament, District level staff and medical personnel from the national referral hospital as well as regional and some district level hospitals in Bhutan. Representatives from all UN and other development agencies represented in the country, NGOs and media also attended.

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National Health Policy Launched

The National Health Policy of Bhutan was launched on 29 July, 2011. “The policy re-emphasizes and recognizes the values of democracy, which is transparency and equity in the delivery of health services” said H E Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa at the launch which took place in the presence of all the relevant stakeholders and International Organizations. The Policy was developed with inputs from staff from the various districts, divisions and departments under the Ministry of Health, Members of the Parliament, concerned Ministries, agencies, NGOs and International Organizations. It also highlights the opinion of the general public, which was gathered by posting the documents on the Ministry’s website. The document was endorsed following successful screening of the policy document using the national policy screening tool and a series of deliberations within both the Ministry of Health and the Gross National Happiness Commission. Representatives from several Ministries, Agencies, Corporations, NGOs and the Private Sector attended the launch and were requested to comply with this policy document on all health related matters.

World No Tobacco Day Award

22 June, 2011: The World No Tobacco Day Award for 2011 was presented to His Excellency Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa for his outstanding contributions in the area of tobacco control by the Dr. Nani Nair, WHO Representative to Bhutan, on behalf of WHO.

Since 1988, WHO has been awarding organizations or individuals who have made exceptional contributions in research, capacity building, promotion of policy or legislation, to advance the cause of tobacco control.

Observation of Launching of Bhutan’s Commitment to Decade for Road Safety (2011 – 2020)

26th May 2011, Royal Institute of Health Sciences, Thimphu

The road safety promotion is a multi-sector and multidisciplinary approach. The effective way of improving the road safety deals with road engineering, effective road safety education for the communities, law enforcement and effective management of post crash events. Owing to the wide scope of interventions, road safety responses were not vigorous enough and were fragmented among the major players so far. The Decade of Action for road safety (2011- 2020) is the initiative to fulfill Bhutan’s commitment to improving the road safety following the UN General Assembly Resolution (A/64/255)1 in 2010 proclaiming the decade of action for road safety 2011 - 2020.

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Observation of World No Tobacco Day

31^st may, 2011 | Bhutan joined with the world to observe the “World No Tobacco Day” on 31^st May 2011. The theme for the day was “Framework Convention on Tobacco Control” which emphasized on the implementation of this very important global convention on tobacco control.

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Regional Director’s message

World No Tobacco Day, 2011 Kit

WHO FCTC Publication

UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020, 11 May 2011

Message from Dr Samlee Plianbangchang Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region

Dr Samlee Plianbangchang This year, we have the privilege to draw special attention to the problem and prevention of road traffic injuries. On 11 May the United Nations including World Health Organization, United Nations Regional Commission and other international partners, and Member States are, simultaneously launching the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011 - 2020.

In 2004, the UN Secretary-General released his report on the global road safety crisis. WHO also launched the report on road traffic injury prevention in 2004 with recommendations to Member States. Following the World Report, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on improving global road safety (Res A/58/289), which calls for countries to take note of the recommendations of the joint WHO/World Bank World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention, also invites the World Health Organization to act as coordinator on road safety issues within the United Nations system. The World Health Assembly accepted the invitation and moved to mobilize the public health sector and implement good practices.

64th World Health Assembly Closes After Passing Multiple Resolutions

24 May 2011│GENEVA -- The 64th World Health Assembly, with more than 2700 delegates, including Health Ministers and senior health officials from 192 World Health Organization (WHO) Member States, nongovernmental organizations, civil society groups and other observers concluded business on Tuesday afternoon.

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World Health Day 2011- Use Antibiotics rationally

On World Health Day 2011, WHO is urging intensified global commitment to safeguard antibiotics for preventing and controlling infectious diseases as well as for future generations. Growing resistance in microbes to antibiotics threatens the continued effectiveness of many medicines. WHO has therefore made antimicrobial resistance the theme of this year’s World Health Day.

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Key Messages: Dzongkha | English

World Health Day Theme Song