Covid-19
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COVID-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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Menstrual 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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ON HON. ACENG AND THE POLITICS OF "US"
About four months ago, I posted about the absolutism in our country’s politics and why it was an unhealthy trajectory we were on. This idea that one is either this […] More
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#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 FictionA Hibiscus for Adam #Stories4Health
I watch Hawwa water the hibiscus in the garden this morning like she had been doing for a week now, every day since Adam died. She said it was her […] More
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Lessons 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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OBULAMU: 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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Boost Immunity and create a lasting defense against lifestyle diseases, Covid -19 and other Pandemics… #Stories4Health
Welcome to Africa where vegetables, cereals and legumes are a food for the broke/poor and fast/junk foods like pizza, dip fried chicken, chips are a food for the rich and […] More
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My Grandma Beat Covid-19!!
My 86 – 88 years old (don’t ask ) Grandma beat #COVID19 – feels good saying that. Receiving her negative test, I reflected on the 3 weeks of her sickness. This lady is […] More
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Now 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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OMENA #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 Poetry
Am I Really
We chanted our ABC’s In the safety of our coloured room. Consonant and vowel replays, tongue twists against our normal vernac. Monday to Friday, The school was my cradle. my […] More
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Tweny Tweny Is Far From What We Ordered
I still remember how this year started. How I waited, with everyone, looking into the sky and ululating with every shot of fireworks that lit up the sky. We all promised […] More
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in Fiction
ROCKETS PART 1
People say taxis are for those with some money to burn. Those people don’t know what they are talking about. If you don’t ride a taxi in this economy, I […] More
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“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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What does COVID-19 Pandemic Mean for the Medicine Supply Chain in Uganda?
Uganda on Wednesday confirmed 5 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 14. The first emergence of the virus in Wuhan, China towards the end of […] More
