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<\/a><\/div>\nThe 42nd Southeast Asia Seminar<\/h1>\n“Health and Rural Development based on the concept of Gross National Happiness”<\/h4>\n
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6-12 December 2018, Thimphu, Bhutan<\/p>\n
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Reports and Presentations <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Organized by 6-12 December 2018 \nBy 2020, the number of people in the world aged 60 and older is projected to outnumber people younger than 5. How to care for the elderly is one of the issues that will need to be addressed by the international community. According to the Annual Health Bulletin, the life expectancy at birth in Bhutan increased from 45.6 years in 1980-1985 to 68.9 years in 2010, and the percentage of people in the population aged 60 or over reached 7.3%.\n<\/p>\n In 2010, the Ministry of Health of Royal Government of Bhutan initiated a program of \u201ccommunity-based medical care for the elderly,\u201d which attempts to empower communities to take care of their elderly. However, according to the 2017 Population & Housing Census of Bhutan, rural-urban migration is becoming increasingly common within the country. Most districts in the west of the country have experienced population gains from positive net migration, while districts in the east are losing population. As migration is mostly a young cohort phenomenon, a significant number of the elderly may be left behind in the rural districts.<\/p>\n This academic seminar looks at the challenges of health and rural development in the communities of Bhutan, and explores future possibilities for the region. The speakers in this seminar will share significant issues and concerns relating to health and rural development based on the concept of Gross National Happiness. The participants may have much to learn from the strategy and experiences of Bhutan. The seminar includes a field trip within Bhutan.<\/p>\n The Southeast Asia Seminar has been held annually by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University since 1977. Organized thematically around a variety of topics, the seminar offers a seven-day of study tour of Bhutan with group discussions and presentations by the participants. This year, the Southeast Asia Seminar will be an international seminar held in Bhutan. The organizers are currently calling for applications from young and up-and-coming scholars mainly in Southeast and East Asia. <\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nSoutheast Asia Seminar 2018<\/span> <\/p>\n From December 6th to 12th, 2018, Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) and Kyoto University jointly organized the 42nd Southeast Asia Seminar \u201cHealth and Rural Development based on the concept of Gross National Happiness\u201d. The academic seminar looked at the challenges of health and rural development in the communities of Bhutan, and explores the future possibility in the region. The participants consists of scholars from 12 different countries including Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippine, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Japan. At a conference at Office of the Vice Chancellor, RUB, Thimphu, Dasho Pema Thinley, Former Vice Chancellor of RUB, Dasho Nidup Dorji, Vice Chancellor of RUB, Dasho Karma Yeshey, Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dasho Ugen Dophu, Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mr. Koji Yamada, Representative, JICA Bhutan Office, Ms. Dechen Pelmo, and Sr. Planning Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission gave presentations according to the theme of the seminar. After the conference, the participants conducted field trips to Thinleygang and Samtengang to find out the nature of My Gakidh Village, Basic Health Unit, and Outreach Clinic. At the end, the participants shared their perspectives in a workshop at College of Natural Resources, Lobesa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t
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\nthe Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University and
\nRoyal University of Bhutan\n<\/p>\n
Thimphu, Bhutan<\/p>\n
Report <\/i><\/a>\u3000Southeast Asia Seminar 2018<\/span>
Program <\/i><\/a><\/p>\nSoutheast Asia Seminar 2018(6-12 December 2018, Thimphu, Bhutan): Report<\/h4>\n