Sri Lanka, Sept. 19 -- South Asian countries have been typically known for the high population density, with a large number of people surviving in compact spaces in urban slums and rural areas, making it a typical breeding ground for the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. Home to a half of the world's multidimensionally poor people in 2017, South Asian countries lack in various health and nutrition indicators, with inadequate public healthcare facilities. Some of South Asia's human development indicators, especially in the area of nutrition, have been worse than Sub-Saharan Africa, despite impressive poverty reduction and better economic growth, resulting in experts calling it the "South Asian Enigma". The persisting inequality and gaps in provi...