World Food Day Reminds Us of Poverty

World Food Day Reminds Us of Poverty

We have an ongoing pandemic, a climate that won’t stop warming, rising prices, international tensions, and conflicts. This is affecting global food security. More than three billion people cannot afford healthy diets, but at the same time obesity continues to increase...
Cambodia Becomes Covid-0

Cambodia Becomes Covid-0

Cambodia has reached a COVID-zero status after the last patient recovered, according to the country’s health ministry’s statement. The country reported no new cases of COVID-19 for 31 days straight, the statement says. Health ministry’s secretary of...
Việt Nam to Receive mRNA Technology Transfer

Việt Nam to Receive mRNA Technology Transfer

Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Serbia will also receive support from the hub in South Africa to develop messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, the WHO says. “Those countries were vetted by a group of experts and proved that they could absorb the technology...
Southeast Asia Records Fewer Dengue Fever Cases

Southeast Asia Records Fewer Dengue Fever Cases

Underreporting and extensive social lockdowns could explain why many Southeast Asian countries have recorded fewer cases of dengue fever in 2021 than previous years, experts say. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that several countries are...