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Indonesia's Move to Eliminate Malaria

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By joining the WHO's Western Pacific Region, Indonesia can strengthen alliances to eliminate mosquito-borne illnesses

Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot

Tobacco Control Goes Missing from Indonesia's Presidential Ballot

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A lack of campaign conversation around the risks of tobacco use worries health experts

Universal Health Care in Southeast Asia

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Aging populations and rising health-care costs are creating a “golden opportunity” to build better health systems

Indonesia: Why Planetary Health Should Be on the Menu for the G20 Chair

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President Joko Widodo has the opportunity to champion a "planetary health" approach

Indonesia: Why Planetary Health Should Be on the Menu for the G20 Chair

Indonesia's Foreign Policy and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Jakarta tests a new foreign policy strategy on the challenges created by COVID-19

Indonesia's Foreign Policy and the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 and Democracy in Indonesia: Short-Term Stability and Long-Term Threats

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The lasting implications of the pandemic could undermine the quality of Indonesian democracy

A woman walks past a banner depicting Indonesian President Joko Widodo promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28, 2020.

Indonesia Charts an Innovative Path on COVID-19 Vaccination

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Poised for an ambitious vaccine rollout, the country must use all tools available to mitigate the worst of the pandemic

A health worker wearing protective suit and patients exercise at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium which has been converted into a quarantine house amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia

Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC

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COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region

Firefighters wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at the National Monument area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 17, 2020. Photo shows several workers in bright red protective suits walking though an open area spraying from tanks they carry on their backs. A monument can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro

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

Lessons From an Aging Asia

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How will demographic shifts affect workforce, health care, gender equality, disaster response, and societal well-being?

You wouldn’t know it from this image of hustle-bustle on the streets of the Mong Kok district in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2011, but the workforce in many Asian economic powerhouses is steadily shrinking. Picture shows the street from above, a wide pedestrian walkway with broad yellow lines painted at an angle. Dozens of people can be seen in the frame, all blurred due to fast movement and a slow shutter. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Dr. Tom Frieden on the Politics of Epidemics

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Health protection can fight disease, reduce economic losses, and save lives

Photo shows a digital rendering of the 2019-nCoV virion.

The March of Private Health Care in Southeast Asia

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How can a government achieve universal coverage for all citizens in a landscape where private care is deeply entrenched?

People waiting at Fatmawati hospital in Jakarta on May 17, 2013, after Indonesia announced plans to implement nationwide health care, with the aim to covering all Indonesians by the end of the decade. The picture shows a crowded waiting room with a man in the foreground with a red cloth draped over his head and holding what appears to be a bag of ice against his cheek. He looks like he is suffering. REUTERS/Beawiharta.