Mobility matters
I spend a couple of days last week with a relative who has suffered an illness that left him temporarily paralysed from the waist down. Luckily for him, he has recovered from the u
Sex education
This week, I will put the scholarly pieces aside a bit and just talk about what sex education as I experienced it and as I see it now. I will focus on the girl – not because I do
Latrine abortions
I find those small little articles on the margins of papers very interesting…especially because that is where juicy health pieces tend to hide. This Saturday (29th March 2014
Attempted suicide and Kenyan law
Today, 10th of October is World mental health day. In a country like Kenya, with high rates of infectious diseases, were 1.5 million people are pushed into extreme poverty every ye
The mental health of Kenya’s school-going children
I had thought of writing this article before the Westgate crisis. Although the siege ended, it all feels so unreal. We who watched it on TV, like most people on the globe, still ca
The crime of denying children treatment and vaccinations
In 2011, there was this story of a couple who denied their kids vaccines and were taken to court. http://allafrica.com/stories/201110250147.html Lucky for them, they escaped prison
Comprehensive health devolution – a really bad idea
Tucked away on page 6 if today’s Daily Nation (3rd Sept 2013) was this very interesting piece. Bodies representing medical practitioners nationally are seeking to stop the gazett
On ‘treating’ homosexuality
I saw this tiny article in ‘The star’ last year and it got me thinking – do people actually attempt to ‘treat’ homosexuality? The answer is yes. However, the ‘treat
What’s wrong with me?
Coming to terms with same sex attraction Gay rights activists might be irritated by an article discussing why some people are gay and many scientists argue that such research shoul
Rise of HIV in Kenya is driven by homophobia
In a small article in today’s Daily Nation (12th August 2013), ‘The wag’ argued against the general statement that the gay community has some of the highest HIV p