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Sudan’s doctors turn to social media as health infrastructure crumbles
With hospitals struggling amid the violence, medics are using helplines on messaging platforms to reach those in need
Weronika Strzyżyńska
10, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
‘I skip meals to make my insulin last’: the cost of diabetes in the global south
The three firms that control the insulin market are to cut costs in the US, but elsewhere users can spend all their pay to get the life-saving drug
Weronika Strzyżyńska
22, Mar, 2023 @6:30 AM
Polish court convicts activist for helping woman get abortion pills
Justyna Wydrzynska sentenced to community service after telling court she sent pills to victim of domestic violence
Weronika Strzyżyńska and agencies in Warsaw
14, Mar, 2023 @6:13 PM
‘I don’t know why I was sent here’: the Jamaica hostel supporting vulnerable US and UK deportees
For those like Andrew O’Connor, who despite significant mental health needs has been repatriated to a country he left as a child, the Open Arms is a lifeline
Weronika Strzyżyńska in Kingston
07, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘I’m grateful my son is not wasting away’: Jamaica’s innovative approach to mental healthcare
The Caribbean nation has led the way in taking psychiatric patients out of institutions, but funding challenges remain
Weronika Strzyżyńska in Kingston
07, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
‘A place of healing’: comfort for young cancer patients amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care services. Now a refuge is about to open its doors
Weronika Strzyżyńska and Dilrukshi Handunnetti
20, Feb, 2023 @6:30 AM
Jamaica’s women let down by failure of cervical cancer vaccine drive
Covid pressures and ingrained public mistrust mean less than 3% of girls are inoculated, and death rate is among world’s highest
Weronika Strzyżyńska in Kingston
02, Feb, 2023 @7:30 AM
First African-produced cancer tests to slash costs and waiting times
Moroccan-manufactured tests for breast cancer and leukaemia an important step in ending the continent’s reliance on imported pharmaceuticals
Weronika Strzyżyńska
09, Jan, 2023 @6:30 AM
Iranian police open fire at Tehran metro station and beat women on train
Video footage shows people running for exits and police with batons beating women in metro carriages
Weronika Strzyżyńska
16, Nov, 2022 @6:36 PM
Can the world feed 8bn people sustainably?
Food production is a major factor in the climate crisis and still millions of people go hungry. Here are some potential solutions
Weronika Strzyżyńska
15, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM
Iranian security forces intensify crackdown in Kurdistan
Reports of indiscriminate violence come as UK ambassador summoned by Tehran over sanctions
Weronika Strzyżyńska and Haroon Janjua
11, Oct, 2022 @1:27 PM
Iran protests: at least 450 arrested in northern province
Amnesty says at least four children among those killed by state forces since start of protests over woman’s death in custody
Weronika Strzyżyńska
26, Sep, 2022 @12:54 PM
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