SArah Johnson

1 week ago | theguardian.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson |Shah Meer Baloch

During last week’s tense debate over whether the Pakistan senate should pass a bill banning child marriage, Naseema Ehsan stood up to speak. “I got married at 13 years old and I want child marriage to be banned,” said the 50-year-old senator. “I was lucky to have good and affluent in-laws but most Pakistani women are not so lucky. Not every child has a supportive husband like me.”When she finished talking, there was applause in the chamber.

Jan 16, 2025 | mooresvilletribune.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

An Iredell County man is a suspect in three armed robberies at Dollar General stores in Statesville. Chance Jalieb Jamison, 23, of Statesville, is charged with three counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of felony conspiracy and one count of second-degree kidnapping, the Statesville Police Department said in a news release.

Jan 12, 2025 | theguardian.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

In Sudan, where a war that has caused the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster is in its second year, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim has his own daily struggles, trying to save lives in a place where the health system has all but collapsed. Rockets and bullets have an immediate effect on people caught in the crossfire, but the wider consequences of war are wreaking havoc on the population’s health.

Jan 8, 2025 | aol.co.uk | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

Throughout his ministry, the Rev Cliff Nyekanyeka has led funeral services for women who died after an illegal abortion in Malawi. He has visited hospitals where doctors have shown him the aftereffects of such procedures, including pictures of what he describes as “rotting uteruses”. And he has seen women struggling with unwanted pregnancies. It is this lived experience that has led Nyekanyeka to advocate for a woman’s right to choose, and to campaign for change in a country with .

Jan 6, 2025 | theguardian.com | SArah Johnson |Sarah Johnson

Sugary drinks are responsible for more than 2m new cases of diabetes and 1m new cases of heart disease a year around the world, according to a new study. Global analysis published in Nature Medicine on Monday highlights growing health inequalities. In Latin America and the Caribbean, sugary drinks contributed to almost a quarter (24%) of new diabetes cases in 2020.