Childhood Obesity: Stigma, Impacts, and Interventions
More than 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016. The surging numbers of childhood obesity indicates the urgent need for a collective effort to combat the chronic disease.... Read more
Health and Wellbeing
28 Million People Are Still in Forced Labor Today
There is a 2.7 million increase between 2016 and 2021, primarily driven by forced labor in the private economy.... Read more
Centering Survivors in Ending Violence Against Women
A survivor-centered approach seeks to empower survivors by prioritizing their rights, needs, and wishes and ensuring access to appropriate, accessible, and good quality services.... Read more
Indonesia Adds Free Pneumonia Vaccine into the Children Immunization Program
Indonesia officially launched nationwide free PCV immunization in September.... Read more
Improving People, Animals, and Environment Health Through One Health Approach
The One Health approach seeks to improve the health of people, animals, and their shared environments through cross-sectoral collaborations between experts of multidiscipline.... Read more
Balance or Burn: Taking Care of Your Mental Health at Work
Hustle culture leads to burnout. So, how can we live a mentally healthy life as a worker?... Read more
Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Climate Change Policies
A recent report revealed that most national climate change policies and commitments pay no attention to persons with disabilities.... Read more
Public Policy Instruments to Respond to the Global Pandemic Threats
Research shows that climate change and global pandemics are linked.... Read more
An Introduction to Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction refers to policies, programs, and practices developed to reduce harm by minimizing adverse health, social, legal, economic, and even environmental consequences of human behaviors and activities.... Read more
Jakarta’s Struggle Against Poor Air Quality
It is in the government’s hands to impose stronger emission regulations and restructure the city to be more sustainable for its citizens.... Read more