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The burgeoning trade in fake drugs, in which India, Mexico, Pakistan and Russia as well as China are leading culprits, threatens public health.
ECONOMIST: Handbags at dawn | The
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Public health concerns have been high in China in recent months.
BBC: China pig and dog deaths prompt probe into factories
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With air travel in China booming, the worry is that this underreported public-health problem will also boom.
ECONOMIST: Planes and pollution
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Failure to take care of an environment exacts costs not just financially but in terms of health and public trust (again see China).
FORBES: Asia Week: India Suffers, Can It Soar Again?
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China, which suffers from soil, water and air pollution that is damaging public health, wants to use energy more efficiently and cut emissions.
FORBES: Ending China Pollution An Uphill Battle
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Over the last 10 years China has made great strides in its health-care provision, enrolling 900 million people in various public schemes to ensure coverage of more than 95% of Chinese citizens.
WSJ: How Asia Can Get Health Care Right
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According to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, diabetes may be responsible for more than 10 percent of TB cases in India and China.
FORBES: To Stop Tuberculosis In Its Tracks, Urgent Global Action Is Needed
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China, which also struggles to lift its rural poor, has taken a different approach, investing more heavily in public health, education and infrastructure.
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