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U.S. Recycled Prosthetic Limbs Help Sri Lankan Amputees Walk Again
Poverty

U.S. Recycled Prosthetic Limbs Help Sri Lankan Amputees Walk Again

by Tristan Bove

A 200-year-old charity is tapping modern technology to help Sri Lanka weather a silent health crisis

Why Nations Need to Prepare for Climate-Fueled Dengue
Environment

Why Nations Need to Prepare for Climate-Fueled Dengue

by Neelika Malavige

World leaders should act quickly to support countries on the frontlines of climate-sensitive diseases

Poverty

The Mysterious Kidney Illness Rising Among Sri Lankan Farmers

by Carrie Arnold
The Mysterious Kidney Illness Rising Among Sri Lankan Farmers
Food

Sri Lanka's Alcohol Tax Reform Spurs Economic and Health Recovery

by Sampath De Seram, Kristina Sperkova
Sri Lanka's Alcohol Tax Reform Spurs Economic and Health Recovery
Poverty

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

by Vaibhav Gupta
A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Governance

Coronavirus in South Asia

by Erik Fliegauf, Alyssa Ayres
The photo shows the back of a flatbed truck from above. People are packed in the vehicle beyond capacity, sardined together for what looks like a bumpy ride.