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By Fiona Kelliher • Apr 11, 2022
A slew of sexual wellness startups are pushing conversations about pleasure, but experts question whether they’re fit for the job
By Ee Ming Toh • Apr 08, 2022
The pandemic has exacerbated the urgency for increased mental health awareness in the city-state and the popularity of previously niche animal therapies
By Stew Post • Mar 30, 2022
After decades of waiting, thousands of Khmer Rouge survivors are finally having their stories committed to the historical record, finding closure and gaining access to healthcare with the help of a local NGO, the Documentation Center of Cambodia
By Ashley Yeong • Mar 09, 2022
Inspired by a New Zealand initiative, the Generational End Game would ban tobacco product purchases by anyone born after 2005
At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a night club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province with most dying after the venue caught fire
By Agence France-Presse • Jan 25, 2022
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered military and police to airlift Covid-19 vaccines across the country's provinces to bypass "gridlocks"
By Agence France-Presse • Nov 03, 2021
Researchers working in Southeast Asia focus on increasing local food diversity and nourishment as strategies to help end global hunger
By Anton L. Delgado and Ashley Yeong • Oct 29, 2021
Faced with low pay, public healthcare workers often moonlight in private practice. Critics allege corruption, but experts say dual practice plays an important role
By Jack Brook • Oct 28, 2021
As Vietnam emerges from a fourth crushing Covid-19 wave, healthcare workers reveal how they have staffed overwhelmed hospitals during long hours with insufficient pay and resources under government threats to end their careers
By Govi Snell • Oct 25, 2021
The fight against Covid-19 requires multiple tools applied by researchers and governments. Testing for blood antibodies plays a critical role in the management of the virus and infectious diseases
By Leong Hoe Nam and Harjit Gill • Oct 19, 2021
Ensuring maternal and child health in Southeast Asia requires a renewed focus on ending hunger and boosting nutrition
By Hartini Zainuddin • Oct 11, 2021
Ensuring maternal and child health in Southeast Asia requires a renewed focus on ending hunger and boosting nutrition
By Stéphane Vidry and Boon Yee Yeong • Oct 08, 2021