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Environment
A temple stands amid the waters of the overflowing river Tawi during heavy rains in Jammu September 6, 2014.

Climate Change Fuels Lightning Strikes in Kashmir

by Saqib Mugloo

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

Environment
smog in russia

Smoggy Cities

by Haydn Welch

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

worker wears a mask and a face shield during a government organised media tour at Tongji Hospital following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Governance

Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis in Asia

by Snehal A. Patel, Sylvana Q. Sinha

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

Monks dressed in red cross a temple
Governance

South Asia Needs to Upgrade Its Pandemic Agenda

by Shashika Bandara

A focus on regional collaboration is imperative

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

The Myth of South Asian Exceptionalism

by Priyanka Sethy

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

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.
Poverty

Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus

by Alemnesh H. Mirkuzie, Awoke Misganaw Temesgen, Michael Brauer

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

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
Poverty

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

by Mishal S. Khan

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