Sympathy for the devil
As long as extreme poverty exists, children in poor countries will continue to be abused - in exchange for money - until ‘someone cares’.
Homosexuality
If you have grown up in a nation where homosexuality is a normal part of life, you will not understand where I am coming from. But I write for those of us who have grown up surroun
How healthkenya fared at the BAKE awards
The BAKE 2016 awards are done and healthkenya.co.ke is number 2 health blog this year. Asanteni sana for your votes.
What is ‘normal’ in grief?
We all experience grief differently - is there anything like 'normal grief' ? Researchers have attempted to study bereaved people and learn more about how we cope in our many diver
Grief
My father, Mr. Mwangi Ihiga died on the 17th March 1997. He was only 52 years old – by any standards, a death that occurred way too early. I will not focus on what disease took h
Dying babies – part II
If a facility has no oxygen - the mother will go home either with a severely disabled baby that will need her care for the rest of his/her life or with a body to bury.
Dying babies – a preventable catastrophe.
Before the introduction of free maternity services in Kenya, less than half the women in the country were delivering in hospitals. At the moment about 2 of 3 women giving birth, do
‘Healers’ and magic cures
But there is a big difference between those who visit witchdoctors seeking election victory, increase in wealth, to get a love potion, stop another person from succeeding, protect
World Health Day – A personal experience of childhood diabetes
Today, the 7th of April, the World Health Organization (WHO), is marking World Health Day by calling for action on diabetes. This is Carol aged 10, suffering the effects of undiagn