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in Health and Medicine, PoetryCOVID-19: A WILDFIRE #Stories4Health
On the Eve of 2020 I was discovered! In Wuhan, China I was revealed! An enemy of the respiratory tract I am named! Difficulty in breathing I initiate! The human […] More
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in Health and MedicineMenstrual Journal: Periods NOT Taboo #Stories4Health
I just turned 11 and was preparing to get into High School, I was going to leave for boarding school the following day and mom had said she wanted to […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and MedicineTo love and virus. #Stories4Health
To love and virus Written by Jehosheba Abahi Terry’s lips married mine and formed a coalition, the type that our bodies got so high in pleasure and set in adventure […] More
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in Health and MedicineAm Not The Enemy #Stories4Health
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in Health and MedicineMy Endometriosis Story
I was diagnosed with endometriosis this past August (2020). A disease I have had for just over two decades. The irony is that I had read and heard about this […] More
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in Health and MedicineOn The health of a Ugandan during the COVID 19 Pandemic. #Stories4Health
In December 2019, we were celebrating our grand entrance to the new year. However, at the same time a virus that has since consumed most of people’s lives on the […] More
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in Health and MedicineREHAB FROM HELL – THE AFRICA RETREAT CENTRE
We pulled up into the gate and my sister’s kids came running behind the car to meet us. I pushed open the passenger door. The little one jumped into my […] More
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in Fiction, Health and MedicineEndangered By Lockdown #Stories4Health
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in Health and MedicineLiving with Chronic Pain: My IBS Story. #Stories4Health
I was fourteen when I had my first flare-up – that is what they call it. When it hurts so bad and nothing seems to make it stop. I was […] More
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in Health and Medicine#Stories4Health Writing Competition [CLOSED]
UPDATE 11/07/2020: The #Stories4Health Competition Winners have been announced here. UPDATE 01/07/2020: The #Stories4Health competition has been closed today and the judging panel will be looking at the entries (click […] More
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in Health and MedicineOBULAMU: THE MEANING OF LIFE #Stories4Health
Words. I know a friend who was told that he was a total failure. I think he didn’t disappoint. I know another friend who was told that he couldn’t amount […] More
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in Health and Medicine, Minorities and People with DisabilitiesCOVID 19: THE TRIBES OF THE FOREST #STORIES4HEALTH
It was December 2019. A new disease was starting to sway in Wuhan China and then boom! To the whole world now. Washing hands, face masks and distancing socially has […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and Medicine, Law, Crime and JusticeNnanna's fate #Stories4Health
I thought I’d enjoy the break from school since i didn’t have a lot of friends at school I would miss anyway. I thought wrong because only a month into […] More
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in Health and MedicineThe Vulnerable. #Stories4Health
It was a usual wednesday evening. Dr. Ntor had returned from work at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) before I returned from the neighbor’s where we had Bible […] More
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in Health and MedicineMy Grandma Beat Covid-19!!
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in Education and Academia, Environment & Climate, Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and MedicineTHE YEAR OF TERROR #STORIES4HEALTH
When 2020 knocked in, everyone was extremely happy and excited to be among the lucky ones to witness the 21st century and I was also among those lucky ones. But […] More
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in Fiction, Health and Medicine, Poetry, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature#stories4health
It started when I couldn’t smell, I remember that day clearly, it was the 2nd of June on a Monday , when things started changing for me. It was Nana’s […] More
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in Health and MedicineThe Pandemic Versus Pregnancy #Stories4Health
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Health and MedicineHow Can We Help Our Local Entrepreneurs Deal With Depression?
When I wrote a blog post about my personal depression experience a few weeks ago, I had no idea that so many entrepreneurs are in a similar boat. Below is […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Health and Medicine, Politics and Government“Ssenyiga We China”: Why Doesn’t Government Support Local Businesses?
Before I knew Covid-19 would spread to Uganda, I always watched CNN and BBC for international news updates. I noticed how wealthy countries were struggling to deal with the virus. The […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and Medicine, PodcastsKi Love Lavu Podcast 04 – Mental Health & Dating
Building loving relationships has been shown to improve depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. Everyone deserves to have good mental health, be supported and loved. For those who are […] More