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Earthquake Pushes Myanmar's Health System to Verge of Collapse

Earthquake Pushes Myanmar's Health System to Verge of Collapse

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The natural disaster strains a health-care system that has been under violent attack since the 2021 coup

Fatal Attacks on Health-Care Workers Doubled in 2023

Fatal Attacks on Health-Care Workers Doubled in 2023

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Amid a rise in global conflict, a new report shows that health-care workers are being killed at alarming rates

In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground

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Three years after a military coup, attacks against health care in Myanmar have reached a tipping point

In Myanmar, Health Care Has Become a Battleground

Drug-Resistant Malaria Is Up 1,000 Percent in Myanmar

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Civil conflict and disease compound in the eastern border regions

Drug-Resistant Malaria Is Up 1,000 Percent in Myanmar

Ukraine: A Turning Point for Attacks on Health

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Accountability is overdue for wartime atrocities in Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia, Gaza, Myanmar, and now Ukraine

Ukraine: A Turning Point for Attacks on Health

Pandemic Protests: When Unrest and Instability Go Viral

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Ensuring health security is essential for maintaining national security

A man stands in front of a burning barricade during a protest against the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Cap-Haitien, Haiti on July 22, 2021.

In Thailand, Noncitizen Health Matters

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National progress on migrant health is expansive, effective, and has helped Thailand avoid the worst of the coronavirus

A girl from a migrant worker family that came to Thailand from Myanmar and lost their jobs due to COVID-19, lines up for free food in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 23, 2020. The photo shows a small girl wearing a facemask looking at the camera. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Why is Southeast Asia Responding Differently to COVID-19?

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Fundamental differences and objectives between nation states in Southeast Asia influence their responses to COVID-19

A Buddhist monk adjusts his protective face mask before a blessing ceremony for the people affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 22, 2020. This is a striking image with the monk in the foreground and some very colourful Buddhist temple features in the background. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng