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Women health workers hold key to ending polio
Oped, Atiya Aabroo, Published on 03/05/2023
» Anyone who witnesses a polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan will notice something remarkable: in most areas, the majority of health workers moving house to house to vaccinate children against this highly infectious paralytic disease are women.
Making use of big data for gender equality
Oped, Atiya Anis, Published on 21/03/2023
» 'What gets measured gets done." It is a well-worn maxim attributed to everyone from management guru Peter Drucker to physicist Lord Kelvin. Regardless of who said it first, the point is a crucial one: If there are no data illustrating a problem or imbalance, it is unlikely to be a consideration, let alone a priority, for those in a position to address it.
More info needed to boost jab uptake
Life, Story: Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/07/2021
» Specific information that addresses immediate concerns of people, especially those in high-risk groups, is needed if authorities are to boost the Covid-19 vaccine uptake rate, a poll has found.
A puzzling lack of logic in govt vaccine strategy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/04/2021
» The coronavirus stays alive and continues to spread because it is constantly changing. On the other hand, Thailand's vaccination programme seems very static.
Clubhouse wins race against old news elephants
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/02/2021
» With the new audio chat application Clubhouse in town, who will still want to read a newspaper? A few hands may be raised. A few hundred or even a few thousand probably.
Covid strategy needs jabs more than just masks
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/02/2021
» Israel has given at least one shot of Covid-19 vaccine to more than one third of its 9.3 million population, the fastest in the world to roll out inoculation.
Kalamae in soup but govt claims can't be queried
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 02/02/2021
» Is she an ignorant celebrity? A greedy entrepreneur who cares less about ethics than her get-rich-quick goal? Or just another player in this crooked and corrupt field who was simply unfortunate enough to get caught?
Unjust practices difficult for the public to accept
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 29/12/2020
» So we were told there are no gambling dens in Rayong, just like there is no prostitution in Thailand.
Yellow shirts, royal banner not a licence to kill
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/11/2020
» Despite the ongoing political frenzy, one thing must be clear. A yellow shirt and the royalist banner are not a licence to kill.
Blind devotion will only lead to fear, disgrace
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 27/10/2020
» We love people who love and agree with us. That is understandable.