Move over SARS-CoV-2, dengue’s back and it’s not waiting for you
The onset of the Asean wet season has seen the return of one of the…
Economic fallout to challenge Cambodia’s COVID-19 success
Unlike Europe, North America and recently Brazil, Mexico, and India, Southeast Asia does not seem…
Trial finds experimental chikungunya vaccine CHIKV VLP is safe
A Phase 2 trial by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of…
Asean members lead the world in COVID-19 pandemic suppression
As citizens and public health professionals globally increasingly raise concern over the rapidly rising number…
COVID-19 travel: Korean Air Cambodia to LAX via Seoul; what to expect (video)
As some governments across the globe gingerly reopen air routes in an attempt to reignite…
PPE tariff reform key to battling COVID-19 in Asean
The Special Asean Summit (SAS) on April 14 emphasised the need for a collective response…
Scepticism, trust, and the problem with Singapore’s TraceTogether COVID-19 app (video)
The Singapore government won international acclaim for its deft handling of the COVID-19 crisis in…
No handwashing for 1 in 5 Indonesians as COVID-19 runs wild
Indonesia is at a critical juncture on how it protects and responds to the needs…
Double whammy: Indonesia DHF cases rise amid COVID-19 pandemic
As Indonesia medical personnel grapple with a galloping COVID-19 outbreak a familiar harbourer of death…
Communications and transparency key to Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
In mid-February, Indonesia’s Health Minister, Terawan Agus Putranto pointed to divine intervention when explaining that…
Asia-Pacific response to COVID-19 needs social inclusion and environmental sustainability (video)
The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID -19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact…
Asean governments jump on dodgy COVID-19 instant test kits (video)
Governments across Asean have raised alarm over the sudden emergence of unregistered COVID-19 instant test…
Costs and concerns as Asean races to deliver COVID-19 testing
As the world reels from the outbreak of COVID-19 Asean nations are scrambling to provide…
ADB lays out $200 million for COVID-19 supply chains
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stumped up $200 million for companies that make and…
COVID-19: UN chief calls for calm, warns of global recession
The upheaval caused by the coronavirus — COVID-19 — is all around us. And I…
Myanmar students evacuated from SARS-CoV-2 hot zone go home (video)
Myanmar Minister for Health and Sports, Dr Myint Htwe, yesterday (Feb 16) met with the…