It has been an interesting week as we advocate for breastfeeding support across the world. The message has remained consistent that breastfeeding is best for baby and every mother requires …
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I have no clue how it feels to grow up knowing you are a pioneer scientific wonder but that is what Louise Brown’s life has been. Last week, she turned …
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The last two few weeks have seen an unprecedented number of social media memes doing the rounds about the Cuban doctors and the expected language barrier. In as much as …
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In 2013, the country was shaken by a story carried in the media about a mother in Bungoma County Hospital who had undergone mistreatment while seeking maternity services. The scenario …
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Alice* was a dedicated nursing student at the college of health sciences when we were all in undergraduate. She was also very religious and she walked the talk. Every Friday …
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A few weeks ago, the public was left in shock as a young woman lost her life following a plastic surgery procedure. It was very sad to see a young …
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A few weeks ago, a friend and I had a hearty laugh as he narrated how he met a father at the supermarket till whose trolley had four large 1.5kg …
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The fight for gender equality is always viewed from the female perspective but men are waking up to the reality that they too have been dealt a raw deal when …
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Mr. Ekiro* was an elderly patient in the orthopaedic wards during my undergraduate rotation. I could not help but notice how still he lay in his bed. His sixty-year old …
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A few years back, a young lady walked into my office for a gynaecological review, having been referred by the dermatologist. It was a hot January afternoon, with the sun …