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Coronavirus Epidemic #Stories4Health
On 31 December 2019, China first reported a disease of an unfamiliar source to WHO country office China. On 30 January 2020, the outbreak was declared public. On 11 February […] More
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AGUCHE E.C. New diseases #Stories4Health
New diseases have been emerging at the unprecedented rate of one a year for the last two decades, and this trend is certain to continue. The sudden and deadly arrival […] More
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#Twefugge to #EndTeenPregnancy
Let’s get straight to the flesh of this post and talk about sex, teenagers and pregnancy. Let’s do some straight talking people. I’ve always loved straight talk meanwhile. The ‘Ask […] More
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Men, we need to get better at being humane to ourselves
Kati men, we of the indoctrinated gender, we need to get better at being humane to ourselves. I met a former employee. He was bone thin. “Dude, what’s wrong?” I […] More
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Of $2.8 million and the Kadaga meltdown
Ms Rebecca Kadaga is the speaker of Uganda’s General Assembly. Her position accords her the title “Honorable”, which means “deserving of respect or high regard”. She is always addressed as […] More
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I’m back — older, wiser, hotter…
Phew. Took a while, but I’m finally back — older, wiser, hotter… and someone’s mummy ()! Three years out of public life. Feels like long enough. Turns out that healing […] More
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Physical Pain Vs Mental Health Pain
I know pain inside and out. For the past 28 years, the number of days I’ve gone without any kind of pain are countable. While many of my peers were […] More
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COVICUVEN-21 #Stories4Health
Vero sat next to the charcoal stove outside a half-mud, half-cemented house concentrating on eating her kasoli in perfect lines. It always seemed more organized to her and polite; surely any […] More
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Living And Experiencing The New "normal" In The Era of COVID-19 Using Past Lessons #Stories4Health
A phenomenon that is sweeping across the globe, a situation that is moving so rapidly that people everywhere are wondering what can be done to stop the uninvited potentially deadly […] More
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Life in quarantine after detecting Nigeria’s first COVID-19 case
On the first day, I didn’t quite understand the gravity of it. I guess I was unconsciously in a lot of denial, thinking ‘no, not me’ which in retrospect wasn’t […] More
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This 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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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- THE CASE OF POOR MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
Introduction Gynecological health problems seem to increase even more in women and girls despite the innervations in place and available knowledge of the likely causes. With specific regards to cervical […] More
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CORONAVIRUS, UGANDA'S 55 ICU BEDS, 80 CABINET MINISTERS AND WHY IT IS EASY TO GET 7,900 ICU BEDS IN LESS THAN A YEAR WITH OUR OWN MONEY
With about 42 million souls, if one includes the 1.2m or so refugees, Uganda is amongst Africa’s top 10 populous countries. As of today, we have 55 functional ICU beds […] More
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THE MEDIC POEM
THE VIRUS SOLDIER All hail the Disease Soldier The one in hospital attire. The mercenary without combat shoes. The warrior with no rifle. The civilian at the war front. The […] More
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Coping With Multiple Stressors Generated By The Pandemic {#Stories4Health}
“We are determined to be more aggressive in enforcing the measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus. Time is running out. We have a short window within which […] More
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MENTAL HEALTH IN SOCIETY
Watching the sad video of the girl who burned herself because her parents transferred her from the school where her boyfriend was left me thinking. Many similar cases are happening […] More
