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School boys carry their tiffin boxes as they wait to receive their free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi, India, on July 19, 2013.

Childhood Nutrition Challenges in India

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Ultra-processed food consumption and rising sedentary behavior mean India's children will enter the workforce already managing chronic illness

A woman sells beans and snacks at her food stall, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on April 26, 2013.

Nepal's Growing Reliance on Packaged Foods

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Over time, consuming packaged products limits diet diversity and leads to unhealthy weight

Video: Climate Change Fuels Lightning Strikes in Kashmir

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Lightning strikes were responsible for approximately 7% of fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir from 2020 to 2022

Video: Climate Change Fuels Lightning Strikes in Kashmir

Smoggy Cities

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Ghostly images of some of the world's most polluted metropolises

Smoggy Cities

Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis in Asia

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Governments embraced telemedicine and other technology innovations that had previously languished due to red tape

Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis in Asia

South Asia Needs to Upgrade Its Pandemic Agenda

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A focus on regional collaboration is imperative

South Asia Needs to Upgrade Its Pandemic Agenda

The Myth of South Asian Exceptionalism

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South Asia's young population conceals the effects that COVID-19 has on its older and more vulnerable people

Community health volunteers check the pulse of a resident during a check-up campaign for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India.

Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

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Expanded hand-washing access could save thousands of lives from diseases like COVID-19—especially in low-income settings

Proportion of population with no access to hand-washing in 2019. The map shows that hand-washing access is lowest in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean.

Untrained Drug Sellers Replacing Doctors—A Challenge for COVID-19

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Success controlling COVID-19 in lower-income countries will depend on implementing strategies appropriate to those areas

An aerial view of the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 26, 2020—during the ongoing crisis over the coronavirus pandemic. The photo is a gorgeous shot taken from the sky showing the slums cascading down the mountain to the coast, which is dotted with modern skyscrapers, and the ocean beyond. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes