Why Vietnamese children outperform the British at school
Vietnam’s education system is remarkably effective – what lessons can other developing countries learn?
Vietnam’s education system is remarkably effective – what lessons can other developing countries learn?
Report warns that pollution caused by fine particulate matter remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health
The country’s fertility rate hit 0.78 children per women in 2022 – the lowest ever recorded in Korea and currently in the world
Sudden decision to end restrictions was followed by an explosion of infections, according to new study estimating country's death toll
The country’s long-running economic crisis and its damage on the faltering health service were both major issues in the election
A culture of extreme violence against indigenous women and girls has become deeply entrenched in Canadian society
While proponents see them as central to tackling record levels of hunger, critics say the West is ‘exporting a failed system’
Zimbabweans hope to break a cycle of ‘failure, maladministration, incompetence and corruption’ – but claims of rigging plague the election
Misconceptions and superstitions make disabled women even more vulnerable in a country that is failing to protect them
Latest omicron strain placed on WHO monitoring list, but experts stress it's ‘not worth panicking at this stage’
A 30-square kilometre enclave has become a hotbed of transnational crime centred on drug production and illegal wildlife sales
Cholera outbreaks have surged since the pandemic, straining vaccine supplies and derailing momentum to launch preventive strategies
Experts said the figures show men are an 'important reservoir' for HPV, and should be included in control strategies
A blockade has been imposed on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, limiting the flow of vital supplies and threatening 120,000 lives
'We simply do not do emergency planning well and we generally lack resilience,' says Daniel Kaszeta, a former White House advisor
A new study demonstrates the widespread presence of sarbecoviruses across southeast Asia
Torture and imprisonment of women has become a widespread tool of persecution, says Zarifa Ghafari, a former Afghan mayor
Questions are being asked of the country’s difficult relationship with beauty ideals as it looks to further grow its surgery industry
As multinational car giants seek to expand in growing marketplaces across the developing world, safety is being frequently compromised
The country’s 14.3 million disabled people are often isolated and othered, unable to claim the same rights as their able-bodied peers
It comes as concerns mount that spending cuts to UK foreign aid will lead to thousands of preventable deaths in poor countries
Some experts blame the effects of the pandemic – but is the truth behind this neglected public health crisis far more complicated?
South Asian nation struggles to rebuild after last year’s ‘monsoon on steroids’ put a third of the country underwater
A batch of common cold syrup contaminated with toxic chemicals has been found in Iraq
Health experts warn that decomposing bodies could risk major disease outbreaks, particularly as Sudan approaches cholera season
Data shows almost 300 women and children were kidnapped in the first six months of this year – three times more than the total in 2021
More than 200 scientists will be housed at the new centre developing vaccines for bird flu, Mpox and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
The landlocked West African nation has become a bulwark of EU policy to curb migration from Africa into Europe, which is now in jeopardy
Scientists investigate how an ancient foe is making an unlikely comeback
Removal of country’s president completes a coast to coast corridor of African nations under military rule running across the Sahel region
Victims were suffocated, waterboarded, beaten or threatened with rape at ‘torture chambers’ across Ukraine’s southern region
Emerging research finds the disease can have fatal consequences or lifelong complications for both women and infants