Health

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • May 21, 2018 • 7 min read

Healthcare Race to combat growing cancer crisis

By Cristyn Lloyd • May 21, 2018
Cancer claimed an estimated 1.2 million lives in Southeast Asia in 2012, making it the region's number one killer. And rates are predicted to skyrocket 40% by 2030. Governments are finally addressing this ongoing crisis, forcing medical professionals to play catchup in building quality cancer care systems

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • May 15, 2018 • 6 min read

Obesity A Southeast Asian epidemic

By Janelle Retka • May 15, 2018
Malnutrition is leaving Southeast Asia’s children predisposed to obesity and fatal diseases. With the rise of processed foods and less active lifestyles, these health impacts are only going to get worse unless children become the focal point of change

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 01, 2018 • 3 min read

Health Philippines to investigate Nestlé for illegal marketing

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Mar 01, 2018
The Philippines has launched an inquiry into claims made by the Guardian and Save the Children that four milk formula companies are engaging in illegal marketing

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 23, 2018 • 3 min read

Mental health services Seeking help

By Cristyn Lloyd • Jan 23, 2018
Paneth Sok, a counselling coordinator and clinical psychologist for TPO, spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about the highlights and challenges of her profession in a country that often acknowledges her field of study as taboo.

Health • Oct 31, 2017 • 2 min read
Bugs to Pasta

The cricket pasta that can help feed the world

Chomping on crickets is nothing new in Southeast Asia, but a global market for critter-based foods could turn edible insects into a major industry
By Colin Meyn • Oct 31, 2017

Health • May 19, 2017 • 3 min read
Smoking ban

Duterte issues snap ban on public smoking in Philippines

The president has followed through on his promise for a nationwide ban on public smoking, with a call for public enforcement that has some worried it may fan the flames of violent vigilantism
By Euan Black • May 19, 2017

Health • Nov 16, 2016 • 8 min read
Milk

A dairy love affair

Thanks to rapid urbanisation and rising incomes, Southeast Asia is consuming dairy products at one of the fastest-growing rates in the world
By Euan Black • Nov 16, 2016

Health • Oct 28, 2016 • 10 min read
Spirulina

The food of the future grows on a Bangkok rooftop

Are Bangkok’s fledgling rooftop farms a hidden goldmine for hotels and hospitality businesses? Meet the hoteliers and entrepreneurs proving that environment-focused partnerships are the best marketing tool a business can have
By Claire Knox • Oct 28, 2016