HIV/AIDS in Bhutan

HIV/AIDS in Bhutan is the national pattern of HIV infection and AIDS in the Himalayan kingdom, where the disease remains relatively rare among the population. It has nonetheless grown into an issue of national concern since the first reported case in 1993. Despite preemptive education and counseling efforts, the number of reported cases has climbed since the early 1990s. That rise prompted increased government efforts to confront the spread of the disease, including mainstreaming sexually transmitted disease and HIV prevention into health work, grassroots education, and the personal involvement of the Bhutanese royal family in the person of Queen Mother Sangay Choden. The entry records how the epidemic has been documented and answered in one country and is not medical advice.