Healthcare system

Inside A Myanmar Clinic Fighting A New COVID Surge

In a clinic in a remote Myanmar town, some of the few doctors still working after the coup emptied hospitals are battling to keep their COVID-19 patients alive as the virus resurges.Infections are spiking in Myanmar, with the State Administration Council – as the military junta calls itself – reporting more than 4,000 cases on Thursday, in a crisis made worse by shortages of critical medical equipment. AFP footage from inside a clinic in the north-western town of Kalay showed patient

18 July 2021
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Coup Cripples Myanmar’s Healthcare System

Moe* is 53 years old and has stage three breast cancer.She used to go for radiotherapy treatment every three weeks at the state-run Mandalay General Hospital in northern Myanmar.But the day after the military deposed Myanmar's elected government in a coup on 1 February, the hospital closed its doors.

26 April 2021
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Why Does India Have So Many COVID Cases?

Something has gone horribly wrong in India. Yesterday, the country reported 346,786 new cases of COVID-19 for the previous 24 hours, with 2,624 deaths – the world’s highest daily toll since the pandemic began last year. Overall, nearly 190,000 people have died from COVID in the country, while more than 16.6 million have been infected.The new outbreak in India is so severe that hospitals are running out of oxygen and beds, and many people who have been taken ill are being turned away.

26 April 2021
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Obesity On The Rise In ASEAN

There is a growing trend in ASEAN that is not so welcomed – obesity. The prevalence of obesity and being overweight among ASEAN’s citizens is increasing due to rising incomes, and urbanisation. It is also placing a strain on the region’s healthcare systems and government budgets.An obese person can be measured by his or her Body Mass Index (BMI) which measures a person’s weight in relation to their height.

4 May 2020
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An obese ASEAN

There is a growing trend in ASEAN that is not so welcomed – obesity. The prevalence of obesity and being overweight among ASEAN’s citizens is increasing due to rising incomes, and urbanisation. It is also placing a strain on the region’s healthcare systems and government budgets.An obese person can be measured by his or her Body Mass Index (BMI) which measures a person’s weight in relation to their height.

4 January 2020
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