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Public Health, Non-communicable diseases, Cancer
Bhutan, Japan

Biography

PhD Candidate in the Global Health Policy Department, School of International Health, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Experienced in implementation of primary care Healthcare Projects.
Lead Program Implementation for WHO-SEARO Bhutan Package for Essential Noncommunicable Diseases in Primary Healthcare settings focused on major Non-communicable diseases affecting Bhutan - Cardiovascular Diseases (Hypertension), Diabetes, COPD and Cancer. {Service with Care and Compassion}.

Member of Regional Advisory Group - South and Central Asia: International Society of Hypertension.

Having excellent communication skills, possessing prior knowledge of youth leadership training, Skills workshop hosting, organizing youth conferences, media, survey and research work. Have the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of organizations and can demonstrate initiative and flexibility. Able to interact with people of all levels in a more constructive and creative ways and have excellent leadership attributes.

Activities

Employment (3)

National Cancer Center, Japan: Chuo, Tokyo, JP

2023-05-10 to present | Research Fellow (Division of Surveillance and Policy Evaluation)
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Tshewang Gyeltshen

National Institute for Environmental Studies: Tsukuba, Kanto, JP

2022-12-14 to 2023-02-03 | Intern
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Royal Government of Bhutan Ministry of Health: DAMPHU, TSIRANG, TSIRANG, BT

2017-07-01 to 2021-09-30 | Dental Surgeon (Department of Medical Services)
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Education and qualifications (3)

The University of Tokyo: Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, JP

2024-04-01 to 2027-03-31 | Global Health Sciences (Global Health Policy, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine)
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St. Luke's International University: Tokyo, Chuo, JP

2022-04-01 to 2024-03-08 | Master of Public Health (Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health)
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University of Dhaka: Dhaka, Mirpur-14, BD

2012-01-13 to 2017-06-30 | BDS- Bachelor of Dental Surgery (Dhaka Dental College)
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Professional activities (1)

International Society for Hypertension: THIMPHU, THIMPHU, BT

2020-12-20 to present | Member
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Funding (1)

National Oral Health Survey in Bhutan (2021-2022)

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Works (15)

Non-Communicable Diseases Among Forcibly Displaced People: A Systematic Mapping Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2025-01-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Kyohei Nishino; Tshewang Gyeltshen; Mahbubur Rahman
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Non-Communicable Diseases Among Forcibly Displaced People: A Systematic Mapping Review

2024-11-25 | Preprint
Contributors: Kyohei Nishino; Tshewang Gyeltshen; Rahman Mahbubur
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Epidemiology of cleft lip and palate in Bhutan, 2015–2022

BMC Oral Health
2024-11-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6831
Contributors: Karma Tobgyel; Prakriti Rai; Kuenga Choden; Tshewang Gyeltshen
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Trends in prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in Bhutan: A secondary data analysis of the 2004–2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

PLOS Global Public Health
2024-07-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Tshewang Gyeltshen; Biplab Datta; Mahbubur Rahman
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Factors influencing presentation delay among cancer patients: a cross-sectional study in Malaysia

BMC Public Health
2024-05-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2458
Contributors: Tshewang Gyeltshen; Hoon Shien Teh; Ching Ee Loo; Nicholas Yee Liang Hing; Wei Yin Lim; Shridevi Subramaniam; Wen Jun Wong; Zoie Shui-Yee Wong; Wen Yea Hwong
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Iatrogenic cushing’s syndrome post intralesional triamcinolone acetonide in oral submucous fibrosis: 2 case reports

BMC Oral Health
2023-10-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Kuenga Choden; Tshewang Gyeltshen
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Genome-wide assessment of genetic risk loci for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Japanese patients

Haematologica
2023-10-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1592-8721
Part of ISSN: 0390-6078
Contributors: Mayumi Hangai; Takahisa Kawaguchi; Masatoshi Takagi; Keitaro Matsuo; Soyoung Jeon; Charleston W.K. Chiang; Andrew T. Dewan; Adam J. De Smith; Toshihiko Imamura; Yasuhiro Okamoto et al.
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Lifestyle management of hypertension: International Society of Hypertension position paper endorsed by the World Hypertension League and European Society of Hypertension.

Journal of hypertension
2023-09-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Charchar FJ; Prestes PR; Mills C; Ching SM; Neupane D; Marques FZ; Sharman JE; Vogt L; Burrell LM; Korostovtseva L et al.
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A call for bridging gender gap in HPV vaccination policies in Japan

Health Science Reports
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Yudai Kaneda; Mira Namba; Tshewang Gyeltshen
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Scrub typhus among patients with acute febrile illness in Bhutan: A cross‐sectional study

Public Health Challenges
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Karma Norbu; Karma Dema; Kuenga Choden; Tshewang Gyeltshen
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The unprecedented avian influenza crisis in Japan: Strategies for prevention and response

New Microbes and New Infections
2023-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-2975
Contributors: Yudai Kaneda; Akihiko Ozaki; Tshewang Gyeltshen; Tetsuya Tanimoto
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Tshewang Gyeltshen

Alcohol policy compliance among retailers in Bhutan: a multisite community intervention study

BMC Public Health
2021-10-19 | Journal article
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Tshewang Gyeltshen

Outbreak of oral ulcers (glossitis) among the students of three central schools under Tsirang district Bhutan, 2018

BMC Oral Health
2021-09-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1472-6831
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Tshewang Gyeltshen

Oral Health & Dentistry in Bhutan: call for actions to address a public health urgency

Bhutan Health Journal
2021-06-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2415-1114
Part of ISSN: 2413-2993
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Tshewang Gyeltshen

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Antibiotics Usage among patients attending OPD of a Dental College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Journal of Medicine
2018-07-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2075-5384
Part of ISSN: 1997-9797
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Peer review (3 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for The Lancet regional health. (3)