Population and Health

The issues of population growth and health are tightly connected.  Growing populations create new strains on the environment.  Rapid population growth can contribute to a deteriorating public health infrastructure, disturbed ecosystems, air and water pollution, urbanization, and strains on food security.  All of these changes have impact on the health of the population.  Below are several articles that address the challenges of both population and health in the Asia Pacific region.

• Asia’s Changing Health Landscape (8/2011)
• Declining Birth Rate in Asia (4/2011)
• Air Pollution Concerns in Asian Cities (4/2011)
• Population Aging and Economic Progress in Asia: A Bumpy Road Ahead (PDF) (2/2011)
• Pandemic Disease Threats (1/2011)
• Battling a Preference for Sons (11/2010)