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    Maternal and Child Health

    Child mortality

    World Bank Flags Persistent Child Stunting in Sri Lanka as Lasting Scar of Economic Crisis

    Health officials have acknowledged that traditional approaches have not fully resolved the stunting puzzle and are exploring new measures.
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    Empowerment

    Maiti Nepal Demands Probe into Alleged Cross-Border Surrogacy Racket

    Rights groups argue that without clear regulation, effective monitoring and economic alternatives, vulnerable women remain at risk.
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    Afghanistan

    UN Expert Warns Afghan Children Face Irreversible Harm from Overlapping Crises and Taliban Restrictions

    Restrictions on education and freedoms, combined with chronic poverty and lack of future opportunities, have fuelled high levels of distress.
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    Afghanistan

    UNICEF: 3.7 Million Afghan Children Face Acute Malnutrition Crisis

    Without rapid and substantial additional funding, the outlook for the remainder of 2026 is grim, UNICEF says, as peak wasting season is underway.
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    Education policy

    Nepal’s Sexuality Education Gap Leaves Students in the Dark

    At grades 9 and 10 – when many adolescents confront relationships, peer pressure and bodily changes – health becomes optional.
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    Child mortality

    Trump Orders Fewer Childhood Vaccines and Split MMR Shots

    As schools reopen after the summer break, paediatricians and public health officials face a more complicated landscape.
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    Early childhood development

    Preventive Healthcare: Bridging the Last Mile in Tapukara

    A hospital bed or a health card is of limited use if people are unaware of it, or do not access it in time.
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    Child mortality

    RFK Jr. Urges Measles Vaccination in Stark Reversal as US Cases Hit 35-Year High

    With the school year approaching and cases still rising, health officials stress that raising vaccination rates remains the most effective way to stop further spread.
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    Latest News

    Agriculture

    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.
    Air

    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.
    E-governance

    Sri Lanka’s Middle Class Shrinks as Nearly 400,000 Households Slide Down Income Ladder, Says Boston Consulting Group

    BCG says that policymakers and businesses alike will need strategies that address both the scale of the rural middle class and the constraints facing households that have slipped downward if the gains of recovery are to become more widely shared.

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    Agriculture

    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.
    Air

    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.
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    India’s Wholesale Inflation Surges to 11.39% in September on Fuel and Food Price Pressures

    The provisional September figures, compiled with a weighted response rate of 83.4 per cent, will be subject to revision.

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