Healthcare News
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In climate change-hit Bangladesh, hospital boats keep healthcare afloatThe ships provide free treatment to isolated islands—a system that might be a model for other nations hit by worsening climate threats. -
South Asia bears half of global low birth weight burdenUp to 48 per cent of low birth weight babies in the world are born in South Asia, mainly due to the mothers' poor health and women's lack of empowerment. This poses a serious threat on sustainable development in the region, say experts.
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Jakarta citizens take legal action on air pollutionOnce cited as the city with the worst air pollution in all of Southeast Asia, Jakarta's residents are springing to action with campaigns for cleaner air and a lawsuit that demands to end China-backed coal plant development. -
Pasir Gudang dumping—what happened and who is responsible?How will Malaysia recover from a toxic chemicals dumping frenzy in its Pasir Gudang industrial complex in March, which sickened over 5,000 people, shut down schools, and cost the government millions?
Healthcare Opinion
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What do cities for the people look like?– Overcrowded, dirty, and disorderly cities undermine residents’ health as much as their happiness. With urbanisation occurring at an unprecedented rate, there is an urgent need for careful planning, collaboration, communication, and consensus. -
As fall armyworms invade Asia, we need more than chemical warfare from Big Agri– Pesticide use saves about 30 to 50 per cent of food that would have been lost to insects and diseases, but it comes with a cost to consumer health. Is there a safer alternative? Buyung Hadi discusses. -
Why Asian hospitals need to shrink their carbon footprint– Asia's hospitals are a huge source of waste and fossil fuel emissions. Health Care Without Harm Asia’s Pats Oliva argues why hospitals in the region need to work towards low-carbon healthcare.
Videos
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What would the world be like if there was water for all?– Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
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Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
Food & Agriculture
Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
– With no forests, people lose access to wild food and are forced to purchase more unhealthy food, including packaged foods. -
Humans, fish, and other animals are consuming microfibres in our food and water– As tiny fibers shed from synthetic textiles invade our bodies, researchers scramble to identify potential threats.
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How clean water transforms lives– Particularly for women, access to clean water creates education and economic opportunities.
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