Never has political bickering in this country been this loud. Between devolution hiccups, grand corruption leading to loss of millions and a contested presidential election, the economy is so severely …
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Every time a patient seeking a second opinion sits in front of me asks, “Why didn’t he/she just say so?” I smile patiently and say it is alright. In my …
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In the African setting, the one responsibility bestowed upon women across the continent and that has gone unchallenged for generations is one of child-bearing. Along with the joys of motherhood, …
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In the practice of medicine, various specialties have their unique emergencies that raise the blood pressure of the care providers to varying degrees. For those who, like me, thrive on …
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If there was a time to write an obituary for the public health system in Kenya, the year 2017 would be it. The tombstone would read: Herein lies our public …
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The month of September was ushered in quite unceremoniously for our young ones. On a Friday night, while young teenage girls slept in their school dormitory, hell paid them a …
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This week, the medical profession suffered a monumental loss in the name of Professor Saidi Hassan. Despite the fact that his funeral took place within 24 hours as his religion …
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Last week, the continent’s medical regulatory Boards and Councils held their annual conference in Cape Town, South Africa. This was the 21st such meeting, bringing together medical regulators under the …
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Every time I mention to my patient that she may require induction of labor, the suggestion is met with a lot of resistance. Such was the case with my patient …
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt On August 8th 2017, Kenyans went to the ballot to elect political leaders …