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Asean needs a forward-looking trade agreement
Oped, Satvinder Singh, Published on 25/03/2022
» In 2009, against the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) signed the Asean Trade in Goods Agreement (Atiga) furthering its commitment to open and integrated regional trade. On March 16, against the Covid-19 pandemic and rising geopolitical crises, Asean economic ministers held negotiations to upgrade the deal.
Food safety: we must all do our bit
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 09/06/2021
» World Food Safety Day was on Monday and to mark it the World Health Organization South-East Asia region is calling for intensified whole-of-society efforts to prevent, detect and manage the risk of foodborne disease (FBD). Globally, nearly 600 million people fall sick and 420 000 people die every year due to consumption of unsafe food. SE Asia contributes a quarter of the global burden of FBD morbidity and nearly 42% of FBD mortality. Safe food is critical to promoting health and ending hunger, two of the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The use of antimicrobials in farm animals is a major contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a health and development threat and one of the region's eight flagship priorities. The theme of this year's celebration, "Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow", highlights the benefits of safe food production and consumption for people, the planet and economies. We must all do our part.
WHO pushing hard for Covid-19 immunisation
News, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 16/12/2020
» Immunisation saves lives and promotes life-long health and well-being. It is among the most powerful public health and development interventions that exist. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 response, the WHO South-East Asia Region has made urgent and sustained efforts to maintain immunisation as part of a broader commitment to ensure that all people can continue to access essential health services amid the pandemic.
Seizure of Yes Bank sends shockwaves
Business, Suvashree Ghosh & Siddhartha Singh, Published on 07/03/2020
» India's attempt to buttress its financial system by taking control of the country's fourth-largest private lender has instead triggered widespread confusion and signs of investor panic, adding a fresh layer of risk to an economy that's already headed for its weakest expansion in more than a decade.
Pupil assault a global wake-up call
News, Kabir Singh, Published on 17/10/2018
» The video is heartbreaking. A group of older girls in school uniforms surround a smaller girl sitting on the floor, yanking on her hair in a pantomime of braiding it until she cries out, and then repeatedly kick and beat her.
Southeast Asia making strong gains in disease fight
News, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 25/09/2018
» Tomorrow and on Thursday respectively, the world's most esteemed political forum -- the UN General Assembly (UNGA) -- will deliberate on how best to address two equally challenging public health issues: tuberculosis (TB) and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Health workers clearly among our greatest assets
News, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 30/08/2018
» Health workers are the cornerstone of effective and equitable health services. By increasing the numbers and skills of health workers, at the same time as working to enhance their equitable distribution, countries across the World Health Organisation (WHO) Southeast Asia Region are improving the quality and reach of health services and advancing the quest to achieve universal health coverage.
Your food waste can power a thousand (or more) lightbulbs
Life, Bajinder Pal Singh, Published on 27/06/2018
» On a hot afternoon on the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) campus just north of Bangkok, Lukman Hakim walks up to the students' cafeteria to assess the volume of that day's food waste. Weeks of experience help him arrive at an estimate.
India leads the charge for electricity access
News, Kartikeya Singh, Published on 27/01/2018
» In 2008, it was folly to imagine India creating new technological solutions to address the climate crisis. For decades India had called itself a victim of climate change and thus incapable of acting to reduce emissions. And 400 million Indians had no access to electricity at all.