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A worker dries fabrics at a dye factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on March 9, 2022.

Tolerating the Pain: Accessing Medical Morphine in Bangladesh

by Tasnim Ahmed

Roadblocks to getting opioids leave seriously ill patients coping with unbearable pain

Poverty
Ricksha pullers wearing face shields and blue medical masks carry passengers in a row rickshas with yellow, orange, and green covers amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 1, 2020.

Bangladesh Has Malaria in Its Sights

by Tahmid Hasib Khan

One step closer to a world without mosquito nets

A physician with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) places his stethoscope to the chest of hospital patient Marco Vargas, who has COVID, in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 1, 2022.
Governance

A Help Wanted Sign for Health Workers

by Annie Haakenstad, Megan Knight

What the ratio of doctors to nurses in Bangladesh and the Philippines tells us about the global health worker shortage

A health official stands next to a container holding a shipment of more than 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the the British government, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Governance

The Challenge of Pandemic Governance for Low- and Middle-Income Countries after COVID-19

by Md. Rizwanul Islam

LMICs should find better ways to cooperate against global health threats

A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Poverty

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

by Vaibhav Gupta

COVID-19 offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to correct years of health security neglect and chronic under-investment

A man is seen in silhouette as he smokes a cigarette at his shop in Peshawar, Pakistan May 28, 2019. The image shows a dark silhouette of a man in profile smoking and filling the air around him with smoke. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Trade

Smoke and Mirrors in Bangladesh

by Bungon Ritthiphakdee

Three lessons we can learn from Bangladesh about tobacco industry influence and corruption

A homeless man stands in a queue as he waits for food during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi, India on April 3, 2020. The image is very striking showing the man with a large wrap around his head and mouth against a creamy, out of focus, colorful background. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Migration

Coronavirus in South Asia Takes Hold as April Arrives

by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres

Density of crowds in India and Pakistan is thwarting social distancing measures as mass unemployment looms across region

An aerial view of the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 26, 2020—during the ongoing crisis over the coronavirus pandemic. The photo is a gorgeous shot taken from the sky showing the slums cascading down the mountain to the coast, which is dotted with modern skyscrapers, and the ocean beyond. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Poverty

Untrained Drug Sellers Replacing Doctors—A Challenge for COVID-19

by Mishal S. Khan

Success controlling COVID-19 in lower-income countries will depend on implementing strategies appropriate to those areas

India migrant workers and their families in Ahmedabad board a truck to return to their villages on March 25, 2020 after India ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spread of coronavirus. The photo shows the back of a flatbed truck from above. People are packed in the vehicle beyond capacity, sardined together for what looks like a bumpy ride. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Governance

Coronavirus in South Asia

by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres

Pakistan counts up, India locks down, Nepal and Bhutan close, Sri Lanka imposes curfews, and Bangladesh nears shutdown

Picture shows Olive Kobusingye, Executive Director, Injury Control Center at Makerere Medical School in Kampala, Uganda. She is looking at the camera against a bright, blurred out background wearing a red-and-blue shirt in this posed shot.
Environment

Injuries, Drowning and Boat Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa

Interview with Olive Kobusingye, Executive Director, Injury Control Center at Makerere Medical School in Kampala, Uganda

A mother plays with her thirteen-month old child Neerob, who is suffering from diarrhoea, at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease & Research (ICDDRB), in Dhaka April 6, 2012.
Urbanization

The Attainable Promise of Oral Rehydration Solution

by Christopher Troeger

If every kid in the world with diarrhea had access to this simple blend, 300,000 children’s lives a year could be saved

A Rohingya refugee child fills a bucket of water in Bangladesh.
Migration

Don’t Let Climate Change WASH Refugee Health Away

by Diana Schoder

People are leaving their homes because of climate-driven water issues, but refugee camps face the same stresses.