Health

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 13, 2016 • 7 min read

Indonesia Addicted to coal

By Nithin Coca • Jun 13, 2016
As the rest of the world moves away from fossil fuels, Indonesia is reacting to a drop in its coal exports by ramping up local production, putting the country’s health, environment and economy in danger

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • May 19, 2016 • 10 min read

healthcare abroad Region’s medical tourism boom fuelled by Southeast Asians

By Logan Connor • May 19, 2016
Every year, Indonesians leave their country in droves to access basic medical services they can’t find in their own country. According to media reports, the Indonesian government estimates that its citizens spend roughly $11.5 billion a year on healthcare abroad – much of it in Malaysia.

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • May 17, 2016 • 8 min read

Indonesia Getting the water right

By David Hutt • May 17, 2016
Jakarta's water is controlled by big business, but activists are pushing for the city to follow a worldwide water management trend back to public ownership

Health • Apr 29, 2016 • 7 min read
Cambodia

Healing spirits

In times of ill-health and hardship, many Cambodians turn to spirit mediums. Could these superstitious beliefs be a symptom of a failing healthcare system?
By Erin Hale

Health • Oct 17, 2014 • 7 min read
Mental Illness

The nowhere men

In Vietnam’s impoverished central highlands, a compassionate couple provides a safe haven for the mentally ill. But given their lack of professional training, should they be seen as saints or sinners?
By Amanda Saxton

Health • Apr 07, 2014 • 7 min read
Pollution

Digging for gold: striking resistance

Contamination from a gold mine has affected the health and livelihoods of a rural community in northeastern Thailand. Now the villagers are fighting back
By Hilary Ford

Health • Dec 16, 2011 • 10 min read
Meth

Asia’s favourite high

Regional governments’ attempts to stifle the rise of methamphetamines is failing
By Andrew Marshall