Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade RGOB
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to India, The Honourable Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG, called on the Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji on 25th March in the Gyalyong Tshokhang. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest in areas such as education, health and foreign policy. The High Commissioner was on an official visit to Bhutan from 25-27 March to promote the Chevening Scholarship and to launch the Fleming Fund Grant Programme in Bhutan. The first Fleming Fund Country
Grant for Bhutan will focus on putting in place the foundations for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) surveillance in the human and animal health sectors. It will facilitate a stronger One Health approach to surveillance bringing together multi-sectoral stakeholders to share surveillance data and gain a better understanding of AMR and AMU.
