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A woman uses her hands to help irrigate a crop of onions in a field.

The Mysterious Kidney Illness Rising Among Sri Lankan Farmers

by Carrie Arnold

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

Food
Man selling alcohol from a window.

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

by Sampath De Seram, Kristina Sperkova

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

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

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