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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 Health and MedicineThe Pandemic Versus Pregnancy #Stories4Health
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in Health and MedicineMenstrual Journal 2: Menstrual Cups, Yaay or Naay?
Introduction What do you know about Menstrual Cups? According to Healthline, a menstrual cup is a type of reusable feminine hygiene product. It is a small, flexible funnel-shaped cup made […] More
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in Health and Medicine, PoetryLET ME TAKE YOU BACK #Stories4Health
Let me take you back to a time, When the clock struck midnight, The gong resonated throughout two poles of the earth, The wind rumbled, While thunder roared, The world […] More
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in Health and MedicineFACE TO FACE WITH SURGERIES BUT STILL GROWING STRONG: My OWN STORY
I don’t know how many surgeries and what kind you have experienced in your life. For me, it has been six surgeries over a period of 76 years. My parents, […] 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 Health and MedicineKeeping Mentally Healthy During The COVID-19 Lockdown Period. #Stories4Health
At the start of the lock-down, I was somewhat delighted. Our semester had been stressful for me. I was not even ready to sit for the exams that were just […] 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 Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and MedicineOMENA #Stories4Health
Ma is calling my name again: she must have called my name ten times in three minutes. I have to help her do one or two things around the house. […] More
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in Fiction, Health and MedicineVANTAGE
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in Health and Medicine10 Things We Should Do Now to Improve Healthcare in Uganda
In 2015 BC (Before Corona), I learned about Kingdon’s streams (problem, politics and policy) uniting in a window of opportunity, for policy success. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an opportunity […] More
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in Health and MedicineThe World is Crazy #Stories4Health
As I board a bus from central Monrovia en route to New Georgia Estate, the thought that flashes through my head is I am going to catch Coronavirus. Someone on […] More
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in Health and MedicineThe Day My Therapist Prescribed Sex.
A few months into my various scheduled therapy sessions with Dr Raymond, different aspects of my life were tackled and on this particular session, matters of the heart were being […] More
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in Health and MedicineDead streets, silent capital Kampala as COVID-19 continues to disconnect the universe!
Physical distancing or social distancing? Whatever the case, don’t come near me! Here in Kampala Uganda, The President announced a total lockdown, it’s a state of emergency after registering 44 […] More
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in Health and Medicine, Politics and GovernmentLet’s take the mental health of our leaders more seriously
On December 15, 2017, the Society for Justice and National Unity (SoJNU) – a national think-tank composed of public-interested Ugandans – held a symposium on ‘The political and economic consequences […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and MedicineThis Thing Called Love
First he sees her car on the driveway and then hears her footsteps approaching the front door. He knows that she has come to confront him. He is ready to […] More
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in Health and MedicineNow Your Health Matters #Stories4Health
One year ago, in Bilmo city, there was a big event and I could feel something like nervousness inside me, but from my childhood, my teachers kept telling me: “Mwangi, […] More
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in Health and MedicineLessons from Gov. Seyi Makinde’s remarkable recovery from COVID-19 #Stories4Health
Introduction In late March, Mr Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, had announced via his Twitter account that he was coronavirus positive: “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. […] More
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in Health and Medicine#Stories4Health Could be me. Could be you.
The words hang up there – floating…waiting. The person for whom they are meant goes about her duties unbothered, someone else has must take them in and ponder. ‘Someone’ does […] More





















