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Oppressed LGBTQIA+ communities in Asia face unfriendly attitudes and little change – Part 3

October 9, 2021 Angie Ling

Oppressed LGBTQIA+ communities in Pakistan, Malaysia and South Korea face discrimination, legal peril and have little hope for change.

Underground economy in Pakistan and developing countries
Hidden Economies

Hidden Economies: In Pakistan and developing countries cash and barter still key

September 19, 2020 Khawar Khan

The underground economy in Pakistan and developing countries is important for many people to make a living or buy things at cheaper prices.

Lesson for the world: Polio makes a comeback in Pakistan as misinformation, fear and mistrust power antivaxxer movements
Vaccines

Lesson for the world: Polio makes a comeback in Pakistan as misinformation, fear and mistrust power antivaxxer movements

July 7, 2020 Khawar Khan

Polio has been making a comeback in Pakistan, riding a wave of antivaxxer sentiment that is driven by misinformation, fear and mistrust.

Vaccination: Stalled progress makes old diseases new again
Vaccines

Vaccination: Stalled progress makes old diseases new again

July 2, 2020 Alfred Romann

Diseases like measles, thought to be controlled, are making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy rises. Social media amplifies anti-vaccine sentiment.

COVID-19

Myths and misinformation a scourge to health care across South Asia

June 2, 2020 Khawar Khan

As dangerous as Covid-19 has proven to be, it is made worse by misinformation, fear and illiteracy.

COVID-19

Pakistan’s first COVID-19 patient: “Please, please stay at home”

April 27, 2020 Khawar Khan

COVID-19 patient in Pakistan contracted the coronavirus in late February and was in isolation days later. “The symptoms and the severity of the disease were very high. I felt pain in my whole body. I couldn’t move my hands. The 10 days of quarantine… were very tough.” First patient urges

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