Health

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 29, 2019 • 7 min read

Mental illness Walking above the Earth

By Stefan V. Jensen • Jul 29, 2019
As in many emerging societies, being mentally ill in Cambodia has often meant a life of rejection, isolation and gruelling psychological decline

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Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 23, 2019 • 13 min read

HIV-AIDS in Indonesia Going viral

By Evie Breese • Jul 23, 2019
HIV remains a serious problem in Indonesia. And as the government's anti-LGBT crackdown drives more and more people in search of answers, misinformation about the disease can prove fatal

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 22, 2019 • 12 min read

HIV-AIDS My body, this temple

By Andrew MacGregor Marshall • Jul 22, 2019
From our print archive: A hospice for dying HIV-AIDS patients has found a unique way to raise funds by turning their anguish into a tourist attraction

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 01, 2019 • 13 min read

Acid attacks Scarred for life

By Stefan V. Jensen • Jul 01, 2019
From our print archive: The corrosive effects of an all-too-familiar crime need immediate attention and then a lifetime of recuperation

Health • Jun 10, 2019 • 15 min read
Mental health in Singapore

The fallen

For some Singaporeans with mental health issues, mandatory military service can be an isolating and traumatic experience – and one which can leave them at serious risk of self-harm
By Thomas Brent • Jun 10, 2019

Health • Mar 08, 2019 • 14 min read
Women's rights

A cut, unseen

Despite Singapore’s reputation as a modern hub of progress and prosperity, female genital mutilation and cutting remains widespread among the city-state’s Malay Muslim community
By Robin Spiess • Mar 08, 2019

Health • Dec 07, 2018 • 11 min read
Medical marijuana

New highs

In November 2018, Thailand’s cabinet pushed through a draft law that, if passed, will legalise the use of cannabis for medical and research purposes, making it the first country in Asia to cash in on the plant’s burgeoning medical industry
By Janelle Retka • Dec 07, 2018

Health • Nov 26, 2018 • 3 min read
Mae Tao Clinic

The refugee healthcare centre treating the casualties of an endless struggle

Nestled on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, the Mae Tao Clinic, in the Thai town of Mae Sot, has given desperately needed healthcare services to the thousands of ethnic minority refugees fleeing military crackdowns in their homeland for more than three decades
By Paul Millar • Nov 26, 2018

Health • Oct 11, 2018 • 12 min read
Sustainable development

Vietnam’s good life

Vietnam performed the best of 151 countries in a study that assessed quality of life versus environmental sustainability
By Michael Tatarski • Oct 11, 2018

Health • Jul 24, 2018 • 8 min read
Whatever happened to

The Philippines’ reproductive health law?

Despite President Duterte’s signing of an executive order on reproductive health law in 2017, a new wealth of challenges has presented itself to officials and the six million Filipina women whose reproductive needs are still unmet
By Cristyn Lloyd • Jul 24, 2018