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Indonesia's Move to Eliminate Malaria

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

How AI Is Transforming Maternal Health Care in Vietnam

How AI Is Transforming Maternal Health Care in Vietnam

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Southeast Asia is harnessing technology to equip parents with better information about childhood nutrition

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?

Coronavirus in Toronto—Lessons Lost on a Second SARS

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The city's COVID-19 response is strongly informed by the experience of the earlier outbreak—but by no means exceptional

Bird's eye view: visitors take in a panoramic scene of the city of Toronto, Canada, from the 553 meters (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which just reopened after coronavirus restrictions on July 15, 2020. The photo shows a woman wearing a mask looking out from the skyview of the tall building with the Toronto cityscape beneath her. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Why Global Health is Missing its Moment

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The field has always been political, but our refusal to engage as such has sidelined experts just as they're most needed

Ignoring the science on social distancing, not congregating indoors, and wearing masks, young people listen to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on June 23, 2020. The photo shows a huge crowd of yound people, very few wearing masks, packed into theater-like seats. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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

All Bets Are Off for Measuring Pandemic Preparedness

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Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?

Photo shows a pair of hands holding up the corners of two cards to reveal a pair of aces. A large stack of chips is in the background.

How to Future-Proof Medical Supplies

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Building resilience in COVID-19's wake will require multiple strategies, including strengthening our medical stockpile

A health worker in a demonstration calling on federal and local authorities to provide more Personal Protective Equipment outside New York-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan on April 9, 2020. The image shows a man wearing a mask and holding a small sign above his head that says, "We need protection equipment." REUTERS/Mike Segar

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

Southeast Asia's Big Export to the World: Health Professionals

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What long-term effect will the brain drain have on SE Asia, on top of a current shortfall of 700,000 doctors and nurses?

A nurse takes a photograph during a rally in front of the Government House in Bangkok October 16, 2012. Nurses attending the rally demanded better working conditions and full-time jobs, asking the government to improve job security by offering permanent contracts. The nurse stands in her white outfit against a sea of brightly colored umbrellas.

TB: The Challenge of Changing Drug Policies

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Complex lessons in governance seen in rollout of new tuberculosis drug bedaquiline in South Africa, Belarus and Vietnam

Demonstrators march through the streets of Cape Town to highlight the need for new strategies and medicines to curb the spread of tuberculosis on November 8, 2007. Picture shows a crowd of people wearing red shirts with a woman at center shouting into the camera