Ignorance that Kills
Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies.
INNA HUDAYA
Malnutrition Remains Major Killer in Nepal
Number of children with acute malnutrition remains near emergency levels despite decades of effort and millions of aid dollars.
IRIN
Dollars for Diarrhoea
Insufficient, fragmented and misdirected investment in the water and sanitation sector hinders the fight against diarrhoea.
IRIN
Salt of life dries up in Vietnam
Diminishing sources of iodine in Vietnam curb efforts to prevent nurological diseases.
IRIN
Nepal Women Vital to Healthcare
Female healthcare workers provide a vital service for the poorest in mountainous Nepal.
IRIN
Baby Come Early
Pre-term births in Indonesia contribute to high infant moratality.
IRIN
Malaria Gains Fragile
Two years and  some US$22 million later, the battle against malaria is still not over.
IRIN
Broader Access to Paediatric Cancer Drugs
Philippines: Improved access to treatment for paediatric cancer, a leading cause of death in children aged 1-14.
IRIN
OMG! Eat-Your-Vegetables
Philippines: Government launches nationwide media campaign to lift the consumption of fresh produce and fight malnutrition among young people.
IRIN
Mental Persecution
Cambodia: The impact of truth-seeking on mental health.
IRIN
Mother Robin Lim named 2011 CNN Hero
International news network CNN named Robin Lim, a Filipino-American midwife who helps poor women have healthy pregnancies and safe births, as 2011 CNN Hero of the Year.
DEBBY NG
Action Against Dengue Begins to Pay Off
Sri Lanka makes progress in the battle against mosquito-borne dengue fever.
IRIN
Sex, not drug users, causing most new HIV infections in Bali.
Bali’s numbers fall below the average condom use among sex workers nationwide.
IRIN
HIV/AIDS: "Unprecedented progress", Despite Poor Funding
Latest figures from the 2011 UNAIDS World AIDS Day report.
IRIN
HIV response at a crossroads
Despite improved access in Asia-Pacific region, there are still nearly two new HIV infections for every person who starts treatment.
IRIN