Lifestyle Related Disease Program- Ministry of Health

For the people in Thimphu, please follow the schedule and venue below, visit the nearest screening venue to get yourself screened.

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 (𝐍𝐂𝐃) 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 ✨

The Ministry of Health is pleased to inform the general public that the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Screening program will be conducted in the following 5 priority areas from 25th February - 15th March 2026.

📍 𝐂𝐡𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐡𝐚 𝐃𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐠
📍 𝐏𝐡𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐝𝐞
📍 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐭𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐠
📍 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐮 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐝𝐞
📍 𝐓𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐠

Small changes on your plate can make a big difference- eat healthy to control your blood pressure.

This New Year, protect your family’s health with smarter food choices.
- Aim for less than 5g of salt per day (about 1 teaspoon) 🧂...
Try salty swaps: choose fresh foods, herbs, and spices instead of processed and salty foods 🍏🍋🍉🫛🥑🍆🍅🫑🥕🌽🍠🥝🍇🫐🍒🥦🥬
Because too much salt can quietly raise your blood pressure and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke
A healthy heart is the best New Year gift🫀🫀🫀

🕑 Every hour, 1000+ people die from strokes & heart attacks caused by high blood pressure.

Most of these deaths are preventable.

Lifestyle changes such as:
🍽️ Eating a healthy, low-salt diet
🚭 Quitting to***co
💪 Being active
💤 Having quality sleep & reducing stress

can help lower your blood pressure.

Adopt healthy lifestyle habits to prevent high blood pressure ✨.

When blood pressure rises, so does the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart failure.

If you have high blood pressure and are on medication, your BP should be maintained below 140/90 mmHg to be considered controlled.
Keeping your blood pressure in this range helps prevent serious complications such as stroke, kidney failure, and heart attack.

New WHO report finds 1.4 billion people live with .

Hypertension is the number one risk factor for:
‼️ Heart attack
‼️ Stroke

and can lead to:
‼️ Chronic kidney disease
‼️ Dementia

Get your blood pressure checked today! Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4nikP8v

Stay informed and take action for the love of your heart🫀…

Diabetes has serious long-term health impacts, including a significant increase in the risk of heart attacks and strokes among adults.

Simple actions like regular exercise, healthy eating and avoiding to***co can help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

On Friday’s World Diabetes Day, World Health Organization (WHO) shares more tips on preventing and treating this chronic disease: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-diabetes-day