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U.S. Recycled Prosthetic Limbs Help Sri Lankan Amputees Walk Again

A 200-year-old charity is tapping modern technology to help Sri Lanka weather a silent health crisis

Why Nations Need to Prepare for Climate-Fueled Dengue

World leaders should act quickly to support countries on the frontlines of climate-sensitive diseases

Poverty

The Mysterious Kidney Illness Rising Among Sri Lankan Farmers

Are pesticides in drinking water to blame for kidney disease among young farmers?

Food

Sri Lanka’s Alcohol Tax Reform Spurs Economic and Health Recovery

Amidst economic turmoil, the opportunity emerges for transformative fiscal policies to tackle public health challenges

Poverty

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

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

Governance

Coronavirus in South Asia

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