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His Majesty
The King
graces Paro
tshechu
His Majesty The King
graced the Paro tshechu,
and offered prayers before
the Guru thongdrel, which
is unfurled on the final day.
His Majesty joined the peo-
ple to view the tshechu, and
met with the thousands of
people gathered there.
This being an auspi-
cious year celebrating the
triad of significant events:
the Royal Birth of His Royal
Highness The Gyalsey, the
400th anniversary of Zhab-
drung’s arrival to Bhutan,
and the birth year of Guru
Rinpoche, an additional
thongdrel, which is the larg-
est existing in the country,
was displayed for public
veneration from the utse of
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Combating
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Hurdles along the
Nirmala Pokhrel, Tsirang
MY COUNTRY, MY TOWN
Building good
toilet culture
A
group of students from Yoezer-
ling Higher Secondary School
were seen cleaning public toi-
lets during Paro tshechu this
week. They volunteered to do
the service with Bhutan Toilet Organisation
(BTO).
BTO and the students truly deserve our
respect and commendations.
Whenever and wherever we have a large
celebratory gathering, we have the problem
of toilet – often the absolute lack of it. What
ensues later is, to put it mildly, a disgustingly Garbage segregation of another kind: The bad stuff for the dogs and the
messy state of affair. good bits for the birds. Photo by Binod Pradhan
What ought we to read from all these?
We do not seem to give deserved impor-
tance to hygiene, that’s what. While we prettify
the grounds with colourful flags and adorn MY SAY
the corners where VIPs will seat, by much
meticulously and lavishly than is needed, we
forget about the most private and essential
space that the people will need.
What the students and the BTO showed us
Unite to end TB
this week at Paro by doing what they did was The theme of this year’s mitments by heads of states, TB Strategy.
a lesson that is both urgent and important. World TB Day is ‘Unite to end donors and partners are As the Region accelerates
This is leading by being exemplar. And that’s TB’. Ending the tuberculosis reflected in the Sustainable its fight against TB, we need
why they are worthy of our notice and praise. epidemic, which has long Development Goals (SDGs), to:
It is indeed heartwarming and encourag- been epidemiologically and where TB gains prominence r renew political commit-
ing that our young people are increasingly scientifically feasible, would under Goal 3, target 3.3. This ment at the highest level,
be a historic achievement. calls for ending the epidem- r focus on better financing
taking responsibility by showing us the way.
Now, more than ever, we need ics of AIDS, tuberculosis, to end the TB epidemic,
BTO, a non-profit entity modelled after World
to make this happen. malaria and neglected tropi- engage all stakeholders
Toilet Organisation, is led by young university The WHO South-East Asia cal diseases and combating including donors, partners,
graduates. At the heart of the organisation’s Region is home to 26 percent hepatitis, waterborne diseases private and public sectors
idea is to build a toilet culture in the country of the world’s population, but and other communicable and the community,
by inspiring and empowering individuals and accounts for 41 percent of diseases by 2030. With the r rapidly upgrade care and
communities through education, advocacy the global burden of TB inci- SEA Region’s experience in managerial standards in
and social initiatives. dence. In the Region in 2014, eradicating smallpox and the region, ensure univer-
Building a culture isn’t always easy, es- TB prevalence was estimated achieving polio-free status, it sal access to high quality
pecially inculcating positive culture. It takes at 5.4 million cases while TB is well placed to end the TB TB care, and
effort and support of the people. It takes time. incidence was around four epidemic. The SEA Region r pursue overarching poverty
What we as responsible members of society million. About 460 000 people was among those that met all reduction strategies and
died of tuberculosis. Eliminat- three 2015 MDG targets for expand social protection.
can do is, at the very least, give BTO support
ing the disease in the Region TB, including “halting and The progress in TB control
that it critically needs to achieve a dream will
is critical to ending the global reversing the incidence of TB” thus far in the region is testi-
benefit our communities and the nation at TB epidemic. and achieving a “50 percent mony to the unwavering com-
large. Poverty is a powerful de- reduction in mortality and mitment of member states
Ministry of Health and organisations like terminant of TB. Overcrowd- prevalence”. Access to TB and donors and the tireless
BTO and the dzongkhag sectors are working to ing and poorly ventilated care has similarly expanded efforts of many people, organ-
make public toilets available in all 20 dzong- living and working environ- substantially since the year izations and institutions in the
khags through educational and refurbishment ments constitute direct risk 2000, with a treatment success Region. As we embark on this
efforts. We have seen marked improvement factors for TB transmission. rate of 88 percent. Almost 22 journey, we must all work to-
in public toilets in the cities already. This is With most countries in the million TB patients have been gether to accelerate our efforts
a good sign. Region enjoying GDP growth treated in the past 10 years. and renew our commitment
What is urgently needed is behavioural rates of more than 5 percent, To build on these suc- to “Unite to End TB”.
it is unacceptable to still cesses, however, we must not
change in our people. That should be our
have high TB burdens. This be complacent. Eliminating Dr Poonam K Singh
focus – to educate the people about the im-
has been duly recognized by TB will take significant effort, Regional Director
portance of toilet manners and hygiene. all stakeholders. The global and requires the effective
Raising a stink for sanitation is not enough. political and economic com- operationalization of the End
We will need to action it.
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