Alcohol policy compliance among retailers in Bhutan: a multisite community intervention study.

Background: Alcohol use is a major public health problem in Bhutan. Compliance with regulations at the point of sale is an important strategy in alcohol control. Retail outlets were briefed on sale regulations and provided notification of rules, which they were directed to display on the premises.

Outbreak of oral ulcers (glossitis) among the students of three central schools under Tsirang district Bhutan, 2018.

Background: Nutritional deficiencies are common worldwide and is most notable in low and middle income countries. In the early weeks of September 2018, oral sores mostly affecting the tongue were reported in three central schools under Tsirang district, Bhutan. A total of 204 students were affected in the three central schools.