AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTuberculosis: Bhutan recorded 846 cases in 2025, down 74 from the year before, but people aged 15 to 34 still accounted for more than half. Diet and Health: Experts warn that low dietary diversity and diets high in salt, sugar and unhealthy fats raise the risk of chronic disease. Children face a growing nutrition challenge too: overweight among 5- to 19-year-olds tripled between 2000 and 2022. Mental Health: The PEMA Centre has opened with 36 inpatient beds, up from 20, as outpatient psychiatric visits doubled to about 20,000 in 2025. Living with Kidney Disease: Dhan Maya Mongar, 30, has relied on twice-weekly dialysis for six years while her family struggles with treatment and living costs.
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