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Baby Talk
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 06/09/2021
» Growing up by the beach and the South Pacific Ocean, it's impossible not to fall in love with the spectacular scenery and the sport that allows you to enjoy it the most: surfing. But Steven McArthur also loves science, biology in particular. That passion has sustained his trailblazing career as a fertility specialist for three decades.
Lessons for Thailand from top healthcare access trends
Asia focus, Roshel Jayasundera, Published on 09/08/2021
» Southeast Asia's healthcare landscape has evolved considerably over the last decade, led by shifts in disease patterns, population trends, an improvement in universal healthcare plans as well as a rise in scientific breakthroughs.
Green rush
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/01/2020
» Attitudes toward marijuana are starting to change in Southeast Asia. In some countries there is increasing social acceptance, growing research interest, easing of regulations and even modest legalisation, with Thailand leading the way.
Healthy Taiwan
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/08/2019
» Taiwan claims to have one of the best healthcare systems in Asia in terms of affordability, quality and access. Around 99% of the island republic's 23.6 million people are covered by a universal healthcare programme that has been running since 1995. Over 90% of its clinics and hospitals are under the National Health Insurance (NHI) system.
HIV battle continues
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 27/05/2019
» My first visit to the Anonymous Clinic in Bangkok left me with mixed sensations of disturbance and hope. It was disturbing to see that the majority of the patients were teenagers and young adults. Some were still wearing their school uniforms, and they looked perfectly healthy.
Saviours at sea
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/03/2019
» The Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 took a terrible toll across South and Southeast Asia, with an estimated 230,000 people killed in 14 countries. In Thailand, the hardest hit area was in Khao Lak in Phangnga where some 4,000 people lost their lives when the wall of water overwhelmed them.
Dying and dignity
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/01/2019
» In rapidly ageing Asian countries, a growing number of people are starting to worry about what their old age will be like. Medical advances may make it possible for us to live to 100, but what if the last decades of life are filled with infirmity, pain and suffering?
Cambodia struggles to expand health coverage
Asia focus, Meng Sokhouy and Mao Theany, Published on 13/08/2018
» Health services are a challenge that no government can ignore. For developing countries such as Cambodia, funding a system in which every citizen has access to a minimum standard of decent care is doubly challenging.
Healthy outlook
Asia focus, Chettayakhom Luythong, Published on 09/07/2018
» The number of Chinese couples visiting Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries for fertility treatment has been rising since the Beijing government relaxed the country's one-child rule in 2016.
Hospitals reimagined
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 14/05/2018
» Smart healthcare requires a lot of factors to come together to deliver the best results to patients. For hospital operators, that includes smart building design where infrastructure and medical devices are interconnected with real-time data collection, cloud computing and big-data analysis.