malnutrition



STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 28, 2021 • 9 min read

Malnutrition A country born on an empty stomach: War and hunger in Timor-Leste

By Klas Lundström • Jan 28, 2021
Timor-Leste was born in the wake of colonialism, war and hunger, with the multi-generational effects of nearly 25 years of Indonesian occupation still visible. Malnutrition and stunting remain widespread as the country's youth attempt to scratch out a future amidst trauma that lingers in the very soil

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

Feb 27, 2020 • 11 min read
Indonesian public health

Meeting the mark

Despite being Southeast Asia's largest economy, Indonesia's children are among the most stunted and malnourished in the world. The Globe looks at the causes of this public health crisis in the vast archipelago nation
By Alastair McCready • Feb 27, 2020

Sep 10, 2019 • 6 min read
Laotian tribes

Coffin nails

If a smoker’s heaven exists it may be something like the Bolaven plateau, where you get your first smoke – and your first coffin – before you can walk
By León García Mortensen • Sep 10, 2019

FROM THE PRINT ARCHIVE
May 15, 2018 • 6 min read
Obesity

A Southeast Asian epidemic

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
By Janelle Retka • May 15, 2018