Latest news stories and articles directly related to disabilities and health from Asian and pacific nations including China and Japanhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/en-usMon, 08 Jun 2026 21:08:39 GMTAsia-PacificChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widespread in China with 8.6% of the adult population - almost 100 million people - suffering from the chronic lung diseasehttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/cld.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/cld.phpTue, 10 Apr 2018 11:30:55 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificFirst access audit campaign in Kathmandu aimed to promote accessibility as prerequisite for persons with disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/kathmandu.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/kathmandu.phpThu, 07 Sep 2017 14:14:47 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificH.K. Government committed to encouraging employment of persons with disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/hk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/hk.phpWed, 02 Dec 2015 09:32:55 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificAlmost half of people with disabilities living in Hong Kong live in poverty, more than double the rate for the general populationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/hong-kong.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/hong-kong.phpMon, 19 Jan 2015 12:02:01 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificA ten day summit has been organized by academicians of SAARC region universities to mark the 10th anniversary of Tsunamihttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/tsunami-2004.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/tsunami-2004.phpWed, 31 Dec 2014 15:27:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificJapanese government funds project for Developing the Prosthetic and Orthotic Fabrication and Rehabilitation Facilities for the Disabled in Jenin Refugee Camphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/jenin.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/jenin.phpThu, 30 Oct 2014 16:56:14 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificA lawmaker has called on Congress to pass bill providing all traffic lights with audible signals to help persons with disabilities, seniors and pregnant pedestrianshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pedestrian.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pedestrian.phpWed, 28 May 2014 08:44:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificStudy finds disproportionate number of contract nurses had higher levels of patient dissatisfaction which prior research linked to lower quality care and worse outcomeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/bianzhi.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/bianzhi.phpFri, 31 Jan 2014 10:58:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificIn China for people with disabilities and their families a harmonious society would more specifically mean an inclusive societyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/harmonious.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/harmonious.phpThu, 20 Jun 2013 17:05:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificMAS announce flexibility for physically disabled and their caregivers by exempting them from credit restrictions for purchase of motor vehicleshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/exempt.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/exempt.phpSun, 17 Mar 2013 10:14:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificStudy finds Chinese teenagers have a rate of diabetes nearly four times greater than their counterparts in the United Stateshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/levels.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/levels.phpSun, 08 Jul 2012 13:14:18 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificHigh rates of physical and mental disabilities have continued to afflict the Vietnamese causing heartache to families and a major economic burden to the countryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/clinton-global-initiative.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/clinton-global-initiative.phpMon, 26 Sep 2011 13:55:59 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificUnited States Ambassador to Lao PDR signs an agreement to provide improved orthotic services for people with disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/lao-pdr.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/lao-pdr.phpSat, 30 Jul 2011 16:58:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificChildren from well off Chinese families who say they are physically active and eat plenty of vegetables but few sweets are more likely to be overweighthttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/healthy-habits.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/healthy-habits.phpTue, 12 Jul 2011 13:32:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificMedical Care Technologies Inc headquartered in Beijing China has positioned itself to lead the modernization of pediatric healthcare throughout the countryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/leading.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/leading.phpSun, 22 May 2011 17:18:07 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Korea affect an estimated 2.64% of the population of school age children equivalent to 1 in 38 childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/estimated.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/estimated.phpMon, 09 May 2011 11:14:28 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificThe number of nursing homes in Nanjing grew from only three in 1980 to more than 140 in 2009https://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/boom.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/boom.phpTue, 15 Mar 2011 19:10:35 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificRecent updates and information regarding the earthquake in Japan including nuclear power plant conditionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japan-earthquake.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japan-earthquake.phpSat, 12 Mar 2011 11:42:23 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificMore than 60,000 people will benefit from the bus fare concession for the elderly and people with disabilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/id-cards.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/id-cards.phpSat, 29 Jan 2011 15:32:57 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificChallenges posed by a rapidly aging population will be one of the most difficult tasks for Asian governmentshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asian-aging.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asian-aging.phpWed, 08 Dec 2010 10:36:14 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificNew research center led by Singapore Polytechnic to help companies revolutionize product design and development for consumers in Asia aged 50 and abovehttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/live-well-singapore.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/live-well-singapore.phpWed, 29 Sep 2010 09:56:09 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificThe Bali government has committed to a more humane and successful approach to eradicating rabieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/bali-rabies.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/bali-rabies.phpTue, 21 Sep 2010 12:54:50 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificAOFAS surgeons transformed lives of more than 600 Vietnamese children and adults with lower extremity deformities and disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/surgeons-vietnam.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/surgeons-vietnam.phpTue, 21 Sep 2010 09:34:17 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificSecond Canada-China Policy Dialog on Health hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Health in Shanghaihttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/canada-china.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/canada-china.phpThu, 09 Sep 2010 12:27:31 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificFDA approved version of this cancer therapy already improved quality of life and longer life expectancy with minimum side effects for patients suffering from inoperable liver cancer in the United Stateshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pharmahub.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pharmahub.phpFri, 27 Aug 2010 09:51:30 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificA ten-year market research report on electric vehicle sales, production, and forecasts across China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and East Asiahttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/electric-vehicles.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/electric-vehicles.phpWed, 25 Aug 2010 14:39:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificWings of HNA Caring for Children Summer Camp by China Ministry of Civil Affairs and UNICEF to support children with special care needshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/wings-hna.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/wings-hna.phpMon, 23 Aug 2010 09:55:23 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificFalls are the most common injury for both urban and rural elderly men and women in Chinahttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/senior-falls.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/senior-falls.phpFri, 06 Aug 2010 21:08:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificGovernment of Pakistan establishment of South Asian Disability Forum to network DPOs and NGOs in South Asis regardless of the types of disabilityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pakistan-disability-forum.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pakistan-disability-forum.phpTue, 03 Aug 2010 10:56:59 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificHold the Future joins East Meets West Foundation to celebrate the Life is Beautiful campaignhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/east-meets-west.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/east-meets-west.phpWed, 28 Jul 2010 18:51:40 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificPeople with a disability in Somalia are often disregarded by their families as their disabilities are considered a burdenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/disability-somalia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/disability-somalia.phpMon, 05 Jul 2010 10:08:59 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificThe National Assembly of Vietnam promulgated the National Law on Persons with Disabilities on 17th June 2010https://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/vietnam-disability-law.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/vietnam-disability-law.phpTue, 22 Jun 2010 13:33:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificQinghai Yushu earthquake in China has left more than 3200 disabled people in dire need of prosthetic and orthotic deviceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/baosteel-yushu.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/baosteel-yushu.phpMon, 21 Jun 2010 08:47:17 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificVietnam National Coordinating Council for Disabilities (NCCD) new website in Hanoi Vietnam for persons with disabilitieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/disabled-vietnam.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/disabled-vietnam.phpMon, 21 Jun 2010 08:44:04 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificBlind and visually disabled individuals in the District of Vinh Linh, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, will have access to services, life skills and job traininghttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/vietnam-blind.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/vietnam-blind.phpFri, 18 Jun 2010 07:17:42 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificSocial attitudes towards people with disabilities have gone through a gradual change in Chinahttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/disability-china.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/disability-china.phpTue, 16 Mar 2010 19:27:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificStudies in the United States have long shown that rich people tend to be healthier than poor peoplehttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-china.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-china.phpMon, 15 Mar 2010 17:18:21 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificThis article on Disability in Japan provides insights into the country's disability policies, historical context, and current challengeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japan.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japan.phpSun, 14 Mar 2010 12:52:00 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificJapanese encephalitis invades the central nervous system and can cause seizures paralysis and deathhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japanese-encephalitis.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/japanese-encephalitis.phpTue, 06 Oct 2009 09:36:10 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificWorld Vision is preparing emergency response to children and families impacted by the earthquake in Indonesiahttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/indonesia-earthquake.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/indonesia-earthquake.phpThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:17:45 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificFIDH partner organization in Japan call upon the European Union to put issue of death penalty in Japan at the top of agendahttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/death-penalty-japan.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/death-penalty-japan.phpThu, 30 Apr 2009 16:33:03 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificSpeakers at a seminar urged the government to establish schools and centers to create awareness about autismhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pakistan-autism.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/pakistan-autism.phpSat, 04 Apr 2009 08:22:24 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificAccording to the World Health Organization every year 15 million people worldwide suffer a strokehttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4006.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4006.phpSat, 01 Nov 2008 16:06:17 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificSeven health issues were identified by the Ministers of Health of the ASEAN member-states and the Peoples Republic of Chinahttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asian-health-4005.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asian-health-4005.phpMon, 20 Oct 2008 16:10:36 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificWillpower has released a new video game in which players move game characters via a headset that controlled by their brain waveshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4004.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/health-asia-4004.phpThu, 09 Oct 2008 16:14:54 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificLatest health news from Asia including news for persons with disabilities and Asian seniorshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4003.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4003.phpMon, 06 Oct 2008 16:18:20 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificWeekly review of disability and health news from Asia and surrounding countries for the week ending 1 October 2008https://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4002.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/asia-health-4002.phpWed, 01 Oct 2008 16:22:05 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificGlobally more than half a million women die each year because of complications related to pregnancy and childbirthhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/childbirth-deaths-5639.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/childbirth-deaths-5639.phpFri, 26 Sep 2008 16:25:16 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificA Japanese company has made an airbag designed to stop elderly people injuring themselves by falling overhttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/airbags-japan-3968.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/airbags-japan-3968.phpWed, 24 Sep 2008 16:28:22 GMTDisabled WorldAsia-PacificLately an acute shortage of doctors in Japan are leaving hospitals unable to treat even emergency caseshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/doctors-japan-4289.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/doctors-japan-4289.phpSun, 21 Sep 2008 16:33:14 GMTDisabled World