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Suang Sreang, 27, who is pregnant and due to give birth within days, waits to receive supplies at Wat Por Sovannaram refugee camp, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on December 13, 2025.

Cost-Effective Reforms to Save Mothers' Lives in Cambodia

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An OB-GYN and health administrator recounts how practical, inexpensive strategies improved maternal care at his rural hospital

Tobacco Control in Indonesia Hits Another Roadblock

Tobacco Control in Indonesia Hits Another Roadblock

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Faced with illicit cigarette trades and a low tobacco excise tax, Indonesia continues to struggle with its smoking epidemic

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

Indonesia's Move to Eliminate Malaria

The Philippines' Blind Spot for Alcohol

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Why the alcohol problem in the Philippines is complicated

The Philippines' Blind Spot for Alcohol

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

Universal Health Care in Southeast Asia

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

Vietnam Ends "Zero-COVID"—Is It Too Soon?

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With low vaccination rates, another virus surge is a concern

Vietnam Ends "Zero-COVID"—Is It Too Soon?

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

Diabetes and TB—A Complicating Combo

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Though they are entirely different types of diseases TB and diabetes exacerbate each other in surprising—and costly—ways

A health technician analyses blood samples for tuberculosis testing in a high-tech TB laboratory in Carabayllo, an area in Lima, Peru on May 19, 2016. The image shows a splashing liquid being washed across glass plates each of which is dotted with what appears to be a blood drop sample. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

The Politics of the Coronavirus Outbreak

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Why are outbreaks common in Asia, and what political choices can governments make to reduce risk of infectious diseases?

Medical staff transfer a patient of a highly suspected case of a new coronavirus at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong on January 22, 2020. Picture shows a patient on a wheeled bed surrounded by four health care providers moving him with another caregiver walking in front. They all are covered head-to-toe in blue protective gear. REUTERS/cnsphoto

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.