AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoChild Nutrition: Shops near Bhutanese schools are stocked with instant noodles, sugary drinks and fried snacks, raising concern about children’s diets and obesity. The share of 5- to 19-year-olds who are overweight rose from 6% in 2000 to 18% in 2022. Tuberculosis: Bhutan recorded 846 cases in 2025, down 74 from the year before. Young people aged 15 to 34 accounted for 460 cases—more than half the total. Mental Health: The new PEMA Centre has begun services, bringing outpatient, inpatient and day-care care together and increasing psychiatric beds from 20 to 36. Outpatient visits doubled to about 20,000 in 2025, highlighting rising demand. Healthy Ageing: Around 20 nurses, caregivers and De-suups trained in safe ways to lift and move older people, as Bhutan’s population aged 60 and above is projected to more than double by 2047.
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