AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHimalayan Climate Risks: At COP31, the UN climate chief said this year’s glacial collapse and flash floods should spur faster, fairer action. Bhutan and Nepal’s push for a formal mountain agenda item was not adopted. Regional Health Cooperation: BIMSTEC members, including Bhutan, adopted a 2026–2030 public health plan covering disease surveillance, emergency preparedness, digital health, antimicrobial resistance and climate-related health risks. Kidney Care: A week-long outreach programme brought specialist services to patients in Trashigang, Monggar and Wangdue Phodrang. Bhutan records about 12 new chronic kidney disease cases a month, and more than 400 people are on dialysis. Support for Older People: A World Bank report says Bhutan has no formal non-contributory social pension, leaving people without pension contributions—many of them informal or unpaid workers—at risk of losing income in old age.
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