Breastfeeding: Indonesia hits back to counter deaths, stunting, economic loss
Aggressive marketing strategies continue to encourage Southeast Asian mothers to choose milk formula over breastfeeding,…
Defeated: Singapore, Brunei wipe out measles, rubella
As authorities in Thailand battle a measles outbreak in the country’s south the World Health…
Banned! Indonesia acts against condensed milk marketing
Indonesia’s food safety watchdog has laid down a stern warning about the health risks of…
CPs ‘Gratitude’ sadvertisement campaign masks deeper Thai issues (HD video)
It’s another typically tear-jerking tale from the world of Thai advertising — but this one…
DHL brings e-commerce COD to Malaysia, Thailand, & Vietnam
E-commerce exporters in China and Australia, consumers in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and DHL eCommerce are…
And now, a movie about the humble ‘bum gun’ (video)
Imagine what it would feel like to never have to be fazed about toilet paper…
Childhood stunting: Indonesia sees success from accelerated fight
Salmiah thought she had learned all that she needed to know about raising a healthy…
Lao healthcare gets $30 mln boost from ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$30 million grant to the Lao government…
Shots fired as ‘body snatchers’ brawl at Bangkok hospital (video) *updated
Disturbing video has emerged of an altercation between two rival groups of ‘body snatchers’,…
Measles Makes a Comeback as Philippine Vaccination Rates Plummet
Concerns by Philippine health and science professionals that the disastrous Dengvaxia mass dengue inoculation programme…
Dengue Vaccination Fiasco a Setback for Public Health Programmes (video)
As Philippine scientists and politicians fight over the failure of Asia’s first mass dengue vaccination…
On cue Thailand gets a champion: Pop star bodyslams junta chief (video)
Throughout history as societies have gone through tough or depressing times a champion has…
Silent killer: forget cigarettes – light up a mosquito coil instead (video)
The recent controversy generated by the Dengvaxia vaccine scandal in the Philippines will see many…
Hun Sen’s New Year Gift: Universal Healthcare For All Cambodia Employees
While Cambodia-focused media and human rightists have been focusing on the country’s slide from democracy…
Call for medical travel warning after Malaysia cosmetic surgery death (video) *updated
An Australian coroner has called on Victoria’s Chief Health Officer to issue a health advisory…
NUS Study: Cambodia Deforestation Increases Child Health Issues
A team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that the…