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Healthcare

The Asmat: Cycle of Poverty and Malnutrition

The Asmat: Cycle of Poverty and Malnutrition

The village of Tomor, where rivers weave like snakes through thick forest, is so remote that its 500 residents have no regular access to education and health services supplied by the government. Health officials said ...

Decay of Public Health

Decay of Public Health

Thai public hospitals offer much hope to the masses, especially to the poor. Yet for the past three years, there has been a decline in quality services, the increase of bureaucracy and the fear of a future without ba ...

No Signs of Peace in South Thailand

No Signs of Peace in South Thailand

With increasing violence between warring militants and military, south Thailand has not seen any evidence of peace. ...

Myanmar Army Continues to Live in Denial Over Abuses

Myanmar Army Continues to Live in Denial Over Abuses

Min Aung Hlaing should start by apologising to the Myanmar people and admitting that the army has committed widespread abuses. Then the people of his country may start to believe that the army can actually play a rol ...

Malnutrition Claims 95 Lives in West Papua, Gov’t Accused of Negligence

Malnutrition Claims 95 Lives in West Papua, Gov’t Accused of Negligence

Several sources are reporting that over 500 people have fallen ill and close to a hundred people have already died from malnutrition and “disease outbreaks” since November of last year in five remote vill ...

Extremely High Infant Mortality in West Papua Result of Discrimination

Extremely High Infant Mortality in West Papua Result of Discrimination

The Indonesian government has not taken sufficient steps to improve the dire situation, which has led to the appalling infant mortality rate of 18,4% among rural Papuans. Health centers are often vacant or even aband ...

The Political Economy Of Healthcare in Papua New Guinea

The Political Economy Of Healthcare in Papua New Guinea

Exciting opportunities present themselves, with the prospect of the arrival of Cuban doctors on Papua New Guinea soil. In terms of Healthcare, there has to be a shift towards Social Medicine. Communities need a great ...