9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (755+ words) Children accounted for around 20 percent of all wildfire-related respiratory illnesses as 12.5 million people in seven provinces were affected by the widespread forest and land fire, according to the Health Ministry. View all posts by Yvette Tanamal → JAKARTA – Spreading forest and…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1006+ words) The highly infectious, vaccine-preventable disease has escalated into a severe public health and economic crisis. Since March 15, more than 187,000 people—most of them children—have developed measles or measles-like symptoms. View all posts by Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary → DHAKA – Roman Pathan…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (830+ words) View all posts by The Jakarta Post → JAKARTA – A 16-year-old student in Karo regency, North Sumatra, has suffered memory loss, seizures and difficulty speaking after falling ill in a mass food poisoning incident linked to the government’s free nutritious meal…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1263+ words) Japan's Okinawa has a history of using medical workers called “ikaiho” to provide basic care, amid a shortage of doctors after after World War II. It was only in 2004 that a doctor was stationed on its remote Taketomi Island. View…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (748+ words) View all posts by Andrea Gregorio and Gillian Villanueva → MANILA – Transboundary haze from the forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, may persist in parts of the Philippines until Thursday as the prevailing southwest monsoon or “habagat” causes smoke to reach several…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (823+ words) Displaced patients miss essential drugs while hospitals struggle with dwindling supplies, no fuel and worsening sanitation as insecurity spreads around shelters. View all posts by Arjun Poudel & Bimal Khatiwada → KATHMANDU – For Rekha Devi Gosain, surviving the flood was only the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1022+ words) In the Indonesian capital, children pay the price as outdoor playgrounds become dangerously hot during the day due to the lack of cover from heat. Experts urge rethinking design and materials to keep youngsters safe. View all posts by Miriam…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (974+ words) More than 3 million people in 37 cities and regencies nationwide have been directly exposed to smoke from wildfires, according to the Health Ministry, with affected regions noting a significant jump in respiratory cases since late July. View all posts by Rizal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (536+ words) View all posts by Gembong Hanung → JAKARTA – As urban air pollution continues to travel across Greater Jakarta, threatening public health and burdening the economy, authorities in the region are facing greater pressure to establish an integrated framework to tackle mounting…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (529+ words) With job prospects, income and social status heavily influenced by the “rank” of one’s academic records, South Korean parents are putting increasing pressure on their children. View all posts by Seidai Fujihara → A street known as “Daechidong Academy Street” in…...