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Fishy failures
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/07/2024
» Re: "Time to solve fish invasion", (Editorial, July 19) and "Really fishy business", (Editorial, July 6). The BP editorial highlights the problem created by an invasive species of freshwater fish called blackchin tilapia. Tilapia are the third world's salmon, a valuable food fish rich in protein and easy to cultivate.
Lower-income nations' jab lessons
Oped, Benjamin Schreiber, Richard Mihigo & Ann Lindstrand, Published on 24/01/2024
» There was a global sigh of relief when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared in May 2023 that Covid-19 was no longer a public-health emergency of international concern. But there is no room for complacency. The pandemic has represented an urgent warning about weak health systems and has served as an impetus to strengthen them ahead of a possible new variant or the emergence of a new pathogen.
How we can break free from polio
Oped, Andrew Stein, Published on 25/10/2023
» Eradicating polio has taken far longer than anyone expected. But the last 35 years of efforts to immunise every child against polio represent a major win for global health: a 99% reduction in cases means that nearly 20 million people are walking today who otherwise would have been paralysed.
What pandemic preparedness would look like
Oped, Joseph E Stiglitz, Published on 06/10/2023
» Humanity was caught off guard by the Covid-19 pandemic, even though we had effectively been warned by smaller-scale outbreaks -- of Sars, Ebola, Mers and avian flu -- for decades.
Be a good sport
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/05/2023
» Re: "Pride of the nation", (Editorial, May 18).
Pot comparisons
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/01/2023
» Re: "Look at developed nations like the US, Singapore," (InQuote, Jan 12).
Violence no solution
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/10/2022
» Re: "Srisuwan attacked while on 'Nose' job", (BP, Oct 19).
Tenure nonsense
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/09/2022
» Re: "Prayut's PM tenure 'ends 2025'," (BP, Sept 7).
Clear Covid confusion
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/07/2022
» If there's one thing that we can be sure of, it's that the Covid-19 pandemic is down, but not out.
Skillset lack impeding Asean youth
Oped, Dio Herdiawan Tobing, Published on 23/06/2022
» The global pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of young people in Asean in terms of their skills and entry to the future of work. In addition, their access to new types of skillsets required to perform a certain job function is limited due to lack of exposure to opportunities, financial barriers and insufficient time for upskilling and apprenticeships.