Water and sanitation

The economic burden is substantial: Aedes-borne diseases alone impose an estimated average annual global cost of nearly $1.2 billion through healthcare spending, lost productivity and social disruption.

A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and protect the fragile aquifers that sustain nearly 600,000 people on Sri Lanka’s northern peninsula amid...

Climate pressures, irregular monsoon patterns and limited irrigation continue to constrain productivity for many smallholders.

The human cost is measured not only in the 27 confirmed deaths and four missing, but also in the 1,082 families whose homes or livelihoods have been disrupted at a moment when many were still recovering from August’s far larger trauma.

Permanent housing, reliable food assistance, income opportunities and protection from the elements are still out of reach for many in Chawkay and neighbouring districts.

Nearly a decade after the 2017 exodus, the Rohingya crisis remains one of the world’s largest and most protracted.

As Himalayan glaciers continue their rapid retreat, the invisible biological cargo they release will become an increasingly visible test of regional preparedness.

Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.