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
Action Against Dengue Begins to Pay Off
Sri Lanka makes progress in the battle against mosquito-borne dengue fever.
IRIN
Extreme Rehab
Resource-strapped villages in Nepal chain up child drug addicts.
IRIN
Price of Rice Soars
Thai rice policy sows worldwide uncertainty.
IRIN
Leave The Women To Starve
In Nepal, gender discrimination fuels malnutrition.
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Digital Vaccine for Malaria
Cambodia uses text messaging as weapon in malaria war.
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Menstrual Quarantine
Monthly imprisonment for women in Nepal.
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Bribes against Breastmilk
NGOs flay Nestlé’s infant formula marketing strategy in Laos
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Chickpea Therapy
Chickpea goes to the rescue of children in Pakistan, who are suffering “critical levels” of malnutrition after the devastating floods of 2010.
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Deformity and illness beset poor villagers who have no choice but to live on fluoride-contaminated water.
SUMAIRA JAJJA
Under the Radar
Preliminary data from a recent survey in Myanmar shows a large proportion of TB cases are going undetected.
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Lots of Food – yet Malnutrition
Despite the general availability of food, Indonesia’s eastern province is going hungry.
PHUONG TRAN
Female Genital Mutilation – on the Rise in Indonesia
More and more female babies, even adults, are being circumcised in the name of faith, despite a government ban.
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