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Environment
A temple stands amid the waters of the overflowing river Tawi during heavy rains in Jammu September 6, 2014.

Video: Climate Change Fuels Lightning Strikes in Kashmir

by Saqib Mugloo

Lightning strikes were responsible for approximately 7% of fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir from 2020 to 2022

Environment
smog in russia

Smoggy Cities

by Haydn Welch

Ghostly images of some of the world's most polluted metropolises

worker wears a mask and a face shield during a government organised media tour at Tongji Hospital following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Governance

Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis in Asia

by Snehal A. Patel, Sylvana Q. Sinha

Governments embraced telemedicine and other technology innovations that had previously languished due to red tape

Monks dressed in red cross a temple
Governance

South Asia Needs to Upgrade Its Pandemic Agenda

by Shashika Bandara

A focus on regional collaboration is imperative

Community health volunteers check the pulse of a resident during a check-up campaign for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India.
Aging

The Myth of South Asian Exceptionalism

by Priyanka Sethy

South Asia's young population conceals the effects that COVID-19 has on its older and more vulnerable people

Proportion of population with no access to hand-washing in 2019. The map shows that hand-washing access is lowest in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean.
Poverty

Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

by Alemnesh H. Mirkuzie, Awoke Misganaw Temesgen, Michael Brauer

Expanded hand-washing access could save thousands of lives from diseases like COVID-19—especially in low-income settings

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