Depression in women – part 2
In most of Africa, when women bring their babies for vaccination, they have to sit through talks by nurses at the clinics on the value of immunizations, good nutrition and family p
Depression in women: the impact of childbirth.
Feeling depressed while holding your ‘bundle of joy’ seems at odds with itself. But it is the reality of many women.
Genius malaria parasites
It is amazing that though we are reaching out into the universe to explore outer worlds – we still have not worked out how immunity to malaria is accomplished in adults. The scor
Men and depression
But alcoholism, any form of addiction, screams of a lack of connection and feelings of isolation.
Article in ‘The Conversation’
Malaria and anaemia are a common occurrence in African children under the age of five. Studies have shown that there could be more to this relationship that meets the eye
A happy new start
Hope you had a nice break and are ready to take on 2017. Started with a good note for me with this article published in the Daily nation last week…. The-meter-says-you-are-hy
Taking charge of our health
The problem with PEPFAR – providing us HIV drugs, GAVI- providing us money to buy our vaccines - is that a terribly important aspect of our health is in someone else’s control
Doctor’s strike : An ethical dilemma
When doctors strike, it’s not just another government worker on strike, they are too close to life and death.
Diabetes and amputations
The one thing that is rarely discussed when it comes to diabetes is the number of amputations that occur each year as a result of the disease.
Mental health
Although we are 8 billion of us in the small planet, the world has never been so lonely. Face to face connection with people is a mental gym session we cannot take for granted.