HEALTH & NUTRITION
Two-thirds of children in South Asia are not registered at birth, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation.
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Number of children with acute malnutrition remains near emergency levels despite decades of effort and millions of aid dollars.
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Insufficient, fragmented and misdirected investment in the water and sanitation sector hinders the fight against diarrhoea.
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Despite "relatively modest” development assistance, poverty and malnutrition remain prevalent in Bangladesh.
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Pre-term births in Indonesia contribute to high infant moratality.
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Two years and some US$22 million later, the battle against malaria is still not over.
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Jaheda Begum is an undocumented Rohingya refugee who wants to feed her family.
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Philippines: Improved access to treatment for paediatric cancer, a leading cause of death in children aged 1-14.
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Philippines: Government launches nationwide media campaign to lift the consumption of fresh produce and fight malnutrition among young people.
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Cambodia: The impact of truth-seeking on mental health.
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Bureaucracy continues to impede HIV/AID treatment across Asia.
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Hospitals in Thailand fear floods will hit drug supplies.
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Staff at the maternity clinic in the Mae La refugee camp learn about special care for newborns.
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