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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

STORY OF THE DAY • May 28, 2020 • 2 min read

Covid-19 Thailand enters global race for vaccine with trials on monkeys

By Dene-Hern Chen and Anusak Konglang/AFP • May 28, 2020
Thailand has joined the global race to find a vaccine for Covid-19 as it has begun conducting tests on macaque monkeys this weekend, the National Primate Research Center of Thailand has announced

STORY OF THE DAY • Apr 25, 2020 • 4 min read

World Malaria Day Mekong countries on track to eliminate malaria by 2030

By Miriam Deprez • Apr 25, 2020
As April 25th marks World Malaria Day, the Globe spoke with Dr Arjen Dondorp about the Mekong nations' steady march towards complete elimination by 2030. However, he warns that if complacency takes hold as Covid-19 takes centre stage, it will spell disaster for the region

Mar 19, 2020 • 10 min read
Refugee camps and COVID-19

When social distancing isn’t an option

As the world locks down and social distancing goes into full effect to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh don’t hold such a luxury. What happens if the virus takes hold in the world’s most vulnerable communities?
By Miriam Deprez and Andrew Haffner • Mar 19, 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