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Reviews
Asian governments can harness technology to protect the impoverished and elderly against COVID-19. Read:
Childhood malnutrition continues to be one of the biggest obstacles to development in India. Read:
The COVID-19 wild meat ban is unfair to forest dwellers who depend on it for protein, writes experts from Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Read:
Handwashing is a crucial coronavirus defence strategy, but millions of the world’s most vulnerable people have no access to water. Read:
Nepal study shows hygienic housing and surroundings vital in eliminating visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar. Read: .
As coronavirus pandemic continues, new tuberculosis guidelines move towards preventing ‘the world’s most dangerous infectious disease’. Read:
Farming and plantations are mainly responsible for the loss of Myanmar's mangroves. An estimated 60 per cent has already been depleted.
New study says India’s adoption of genetically modified cotton brought no real advantage. Read:
The call for research proposals on ‘cowpathy’ was greeted by protests from India’s scientific community.
Study maps India’s child malnutrition hotspots. Read more: .
Handwashing is a crucial coronavirus defence strategy, but millions of the world’s most vulnerable people have no access to water. Read more: .
The Asia-Pacific region was already in danger of missing its 2030 SDGs targets before the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more:
The speed and effectiveness of the Asia-Pacific governments' initiatives in response to COVID-19 will determine how much the disease will affect the progress in the achievement of the SDGs.
In India, cow urine is seen as a panacea, but Indian experts call on the government to stick to modern ways to fight COVID-19.
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Nepal is highly prone to infectious disease outbreaks linked to climate change.
Children under five are most at risk, with the disease killing a child every two minutes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Although mangroves account for only 0.7 per cent of the Earth’s tropical forest area, they are among the world’s most productive and important ecosystems as they serve as nursery habitats for fish species, offering protection against coastal surges associated with storms and tsunamis.