Bhutan Health Funding & Services: India’s latest Project Tied Assistance tranche will back Bhutan’s health and disability support, including renovation of Gelephu Hospital and funding for the National Centre for Traditional Medicine Services and the National Traditional Medicine Hospital, plus the Selwa Centre for persons with disabilities. Drug-Resistant TB Focus: Bhutan’s Ministry of Health is stepping up prevention, early diagnosis, contact screening and community action to tackle drug-resistant TB, while noting TB case detection gaps but maintaining a treatment success rate above 90%. Mental Health Expansion: PEMA has broadened mental health and protection services nationwide, adding maternal mental health screening in all 20 dzongkhags, training teachers in wellbeing, and rolling out adolescent screening tools. Kidney Care at Home: Peritoneal dialysis is now available in Bhutan’s capital, offering kidney patients a home-based option that can cut travel time and costs. Food Safety Alert: BFDA tightened controls on imported mangoes after calcium carbide was found in multiple samples, requiring testing before release—especially for Langra mangoes. Family Support: Bhutan clarified that the Third Child Plus Programme includes eligible Bhutanese families living abroad, with monthly cash support to ease child-raising costs. Disaster Readiness: Bhutan is training engineers and planners to assess and retrofit infrastructure for hazards like earthquakes and floods, aiming to make buildings and services more disaster-resilient.