Health
On Earth Day 2026: Green Groups Clamor for Accountability over Toxic Landfill Fire, Demand Sustainable Solutions to Prevent and Reduce Waste
April 22, 2026. Quezon City. On Earth Day, member groups of the EcoWaste Coalition pushed for accountability over the Navotas landfill fire, which continues to emit hazardous smoke, posing serious health risks to families and communities. The groups reiterated the…
Groups Call for Further Monitoring and Investigation as Toxic Smoke from Navotas Landfill Persists
20 April 2026, Quezon City. With Earth Day 2026 approaching, environmental and health advocates are seeking an expanded investigation into air quality as toxic smoke continues to billow from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill fire, posing serious health risks and threatening…
Measles Outbreak: India’s PIMS Hospital Steps Forward to Support Treatment
By G.M. Forhadul Mazumder (Dhaka Bureau) Over the past month, Bangladesh has witnessed a concerning surge in measles cases. As national hospitals struggle under the increasing pressure of patients, the Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Multi Super-Specialty Hospital, located…
Smokey Mountain communities, civil society mark Earth Month with mass protest vs. waste-to-energy incinerator, warn of global climate and health risks
Manila, Philippines — Hundreds of residents, environmental advocates, and urban poor groups gathered in Smokey Mountain, Tondo, as part of Earth Month actions to oppose the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator, warning that the project threatens community health, livelihoods, and the right…
As Pakistan Cracks Down on Toxic Beauty Products, EcoWaste Coalition Finds Mercury in Another Facial Cream
EcoWaste Coalition welcomes the crackdown on cosmetic quality and safety violators by the Government of Pakistan 16 April 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition flagged the online sale of another skin lightening product from Pakistan that promises…
The Triumph of AI and Robotics in Medical Science
A New Horizon for Healthcare in South Asia by GM Farhadul Mazumder (Dhaka Bureau) The revolutionary shift currently reshaping the global healthcare sector is centered around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Surgery. Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, a Bengaluru-based institution…
Bhutan’s Signboard vs. Dhaka’s Streets: ‘Social Indifference’ Blocks the Path to a Tobacco-Free Future
By Nazrul Islam (Dhaka Bureau) Standing in the mid-2026s, tobacco control has become a major point of discourse in Bangladesh, one of South Asia’s most densely populated nations. On December 30 last year, the interim government issued the ‘Smoking and…
Mascot Nurse Susie Supports Single-Use Plastic Ban in Cagayan Valley Medical Center
As the country celebrates Earth Month, Nurse Susie, the official mascot of the Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project), visited Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, as part of a series of hospital roadshows advocating…
Bangladesh’s Invisible Drug Empire: A Future Trapped by 20,000 Traffickers
by Sakhawat Kawsar (Dhaka Bureau) The deadly grip of narcotics has transformed into a grave national crisis in Bangladesh, an emerging economy in South Asia. Following strict directives from the newly formed government, a harrowing picture has emerged from the…
Bicol youth tackle ASRH, GBV through creative campaigns amid rising adolescent health concerns
SORSOGON CITY, Philippines — Adolescents aged 10 to 19 from the province of Sorsogon are taking an active role in addressing adolescent sexual reproductive health (ASRH) challenges and gender-based violence (GBV) through a three-day creative workshop held in Sorsogon City,…
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