"An official publication of the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan.

CONTENTS (V.3/No.1,May 2017): Editorial: Antimicrobial resistance, a silent public health emergency -- Original articles: Cessation of betel quid chewing: lessons from the ex-chewers -- Penile implantation and risky behavior among male clients of female sex workers, Myanmar -- Stereotypes and antibiotic susceptibility of streptococcus pneumonia e in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck national Referral hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan: a preliminary finding -- Stillbirths at the national referral hospital in Bhutan: a historical description of the rate and related factors. 2006-2008 -- Review articles: Sexual diversity in Bhutan -- Case reports: An unusual pseudo-neoplasm: mass-forming tuberculosis infection mimicking rectal carcinoma -- Massive hemoperitoneum due to rupture of an unscarred uterus diagnosed postpartum: a near-miss maternal death -- Viewpoint: An approach to illness by traditional medicine of Bhutan: an introduction -- Letter to editor: Recent high impact pediatric papers-with implications for Bhutan.

CONTENTS (v. 2/No.1, May 2016): Editorial: Accelerating non-communicable diseases control in Bhutan- Optimism and challenges -- Original Articles: Incidence of congenital heart diseases in children born at Eastern Regional Referral Hospital, Department of pathology and laboratory medicine at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, National oral health survey in 6 and 12-year- old Bhutanese school children, predictors of multiple sexual partnerships among women and men in two urban townships in Bhutan, Research ethics board of health- a seven year review of the only ethics review board in Bhutan -- Review Articles: Liver parenchymal transection techniques, Rickets, BeriBeri, and iron deficiency-micro- nutrients deficiencies in children -- Case Reports: Retained intraocular metallic foreign body causing retinal detachment, A supposed delicacy gone wrong-A case report of stink bug meal consumption, Unusual presentation of a burst appendix -- Viewpoint: principle of nutrition and dietetics in sowa rigpa/ News.

CONTENTS (v. 2/No.2, November 2016): Editorial: why mother and child matter -- Original articles: Alcohol consumption and academic performance among higher secondary schools in Thimphu, Bhutan, Incidence and pattern of leukemia in Bhutanese population- a retrospective analysis of eight years, Perception of students on the teachings methodologies utilized at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan -- Review Articles: HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B in South Asia, Management of corrosive oesophageal inguries- a review/ Case reports: Strangulation- a rare complication of inguinal hernia in a neonate -- viewpoint: Catching congenital heart diseases early - the ten-point approach for Bhutan -- Letter to editor: Addressing childhood dental health in Bhutan.

CONTENTS: (Vol.3/No. 2): Editorial: Non-Communicable diseases - towards the 2025 global targets and beyond -- Original articles: Anemia and risk factors among children 6 months to 59 months old: a hospital- based prospective study -- Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and its association with pregnancy outcomes in three referral hospitals in Bhutan -- Case report: Maternal hypovitaminosis D as a cause of neonatal seizure -- View point: South-east Asian children's environmental health: networking to improve health outcomes.