Human Trafficking for Forced Military Service in Russia

Indian police arrested four people linked to a human trafficking network for luring young men to Russia under false pretenses and forcing them to fight in the war in Ukraine. Other South Asian countries have also reported similar cases of citizens being duped into serving in the Russian army.

Eradicating Smallpox in South Asia

The last recorded case of naturally occurring variola major smallpox was in 1975 with Rahima Banu in Bangladesh. The eradication of smallpox was a remarkable achievement led by public health workers in South Asia. Dr. Céline Gounder created a podcast, 'Epidemic: Eradicating Smallpox,' to tell the stories of those involved in battling smallpox nearly 50 years ago.