UN ploughs US$4.5 million into food supply in northern Laos
The programme is expected to directly benefit more than 100,000 people, or approximately 20,000 households, through initiatives designed to improve nutrition, increase…
Korean hospitals dominate Newsweek’s Asia-Pacific specialty rankings
According to Newsweek’s “Best Specialised Hospitals Asia-Pacific 2026” rankings released Wednesday, Asan Medical Center ranked first in five specialities: cardiology,…
Vietnamese doctors reattach 22-month-old child’s nearly severed hand
The child was admitted to hospital with a severe injury to the left wrist, which was catastrophically injured in a cup-sealing machine accident.
Indonesia’s free meals beneficiaries willing to forgo assistance to improve quality
Similar calls have extended beyond beneficiaries. On Thursday, June 18, dozens of women and rights activists grouped under the Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) staged a rally in…
1 in 4 Filipino kids under age 5 stunted: study
The figure, up by 1.7 per cent hike from 2023, was taken from the 2025 Updating Survey of the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute.
Behind Korea’s soaring C-section rates: Risk-averse mothers, doctors in a strained system
Older maternal age, weakened delivery infrastructure, and affordable C-sections drive a dramatic shift in birth practices in South Korea.
Indonesian rupiah slide drives up drug costs, burdening chronically ill patients
Tulus Abadi, chairman of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (FKBI), said soaring medicine and vitamin prices were an unavoidable consequence of the rupiah’s depreciation,…
Medical care out of reach on 60% of South Korea’s inhabited islands
Hospital ships serve as lifelines for islanders but remain outside the legal framework.
Vitamin A+ campaign to resume after one year in Bangladesh
The government will resume the nationwide Vitamin A plus campaign after a suspension of more than a year, a gap experts say may have worsened the measles outbreak.
Three-quarters of newborn care facilities in Nepal lack critical medicines
Assessment by the health ministry shows newborn units rely heavily on contract staff, while infection control, hygiene and quality monitoring remain weak.