Health

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 09, 2020 • 2 min read

Covid-19 Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ cut short after virus case

By Agence France-Presse • Dec 09, 2020
Singaporean officials said that a "cruise to nowhere" off the city-state was cut short after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19, in the latest blow to efforts to revive the hard-hit tourism industry

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 08, 2020 • 3 min read

Covid-19 Disabled delivery rider on ‘frontline’ of Malaysian virus war

By Patrick Lee/AFP • Dec 08, 2020
Employers repeatedly rejected Muhammad Sidek Osman for full-time roles due to his disability, leaving him with little other option than to become a self-employed rider with delivery app Grab. But when on his bike, Sidek becomes a different man

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 01, 2020 • 8 min read

Analysis Cambodia is an AIDS success story, but Covid-19 risks undermining that

By David Wilkinson • Dec 01, 2020
As the world marks World AIDS Day 2020 amidst a novel pandemic, health consultant David Wilkinson warns against complacency as Cambodia's successful fight against HIV/AIDS in recent decades risks coming undone as healthcare is stretched and the economy slows

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 20, 2020 • 4 min read

Sanitation How a simple toilet improved the life of a small Ben Tre family

By Michael Tatarski • Nov 20, 2020
In rural Vietnam, less than 50% of households have hygienic latrines. Highlighting this issue in his latest short film, Saigon-based filmmaker Morgan Ommer met with a family whose lives have dramatically changed with the addition of a simple toilet

Health • Nov 16, 2020 • 5 min read
Food security

Growing fear: Anxiety mounts over Vietnam’s food staples

Vietnam's fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals on the country's streets are sparking a rising tide of anxiety among millennials about what they eat
By Alice Philipson and Tran Thi Minh Ha/AFP • Nov 16, 2020

Health • Nov 11, 2020 • 5 min read
Covid-19

The fight against child malnutrition in rural Cambodia during Covid

Since the pandemic began, children in rural Cambodia have been hardest hit by the knock-on effects of the virus, with a worrying increase in malnutrition that is threatening to reverse the Kingdom's progress made in child health over the last decade
By Joe Patchett • Nov 11, 2020

Health • Nov 05, 2020 • 7 min read
Flooding

[Photos] The Cambodian communities living under water

Recent weeks have seen some of the worst flooding in Cambodia for decades, leaving communities across the Kingdom submerged. What has resulted has been death and injury, displaced households, and major interruptions to the education of young students
By Christine Redmond • Nov 05, 2020

Health • Oct 21, 2020 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Thailand welcomes first tourists since March

October 20 saw the first tourists to arrive in the Land of Smiles in seven months, an experiment to see if a wider opening is possible as Thailand attempts to reinvigorate its battered economy
By Agence France-Presse • Oct 21, 2020

Health • Sep 10, 2020 • 1 min read
Covid-19

Jakarta to reimpose partial lockdown as virus cases surge

Indonesia on September 9 reported at least 203,342 confirmed cases and over 8,336 deaths due to the coronavirus, with Jakarta set to reimpose lockdown. With some of the world’s lowest testing rates, the true scale is widely believed to be much greater.
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 10, 2020

Health • Aug 03, 2020 • 3 min read
Covid-19

Millions return to lockdown in Philippines as virus cases soar

About a quarter of the Filipino population are set to be placed back under lockdown as the country witnesses a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases that has overwhelmed health workers and hospitals
By Agence France-Presse • Aug 03, 2020

Health • Jul 31, 2020 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Vietnam counts record number of cases as virus creeps back

Vietnam has recorded 45 news cases of Covid-19 – its highest single daily tally since the start of the pandemic – as an outbreak in the tourist city of Danang erodes the country's efforts to stay virus-free
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 31, 2020