Glaucoma
About 5 million people in the world are blind as a result of glaucoma. Most patients with Glaucoma are not even aware they have the condition and a lot of the vision is lost before
Being a research participant
I have been on the researcher end and rarely on the research participant end. It was interesting to swop sides and go through the whole process and consider what my thoughts on par
Exciting malaria study
Sometimes reporting can give an overly exciting impression about something very benign - sowing unnecessary confusion. This is an exciting trial which may hold the key to future ma
Winner 2018 – Asanteni sana
This is to say a huge thank you. For two years in a row now - this blog has won Best Public Health Blog at the BAKE awards.
Living with chronic migraine by Scholastica Zakayo
Guest writer, Scholastica Zakayo shares her experience with chronic migraine. There are millions across the world that suffer from this condition and it is more than 'just a headac
I wet my bed through high school by Cheryl Andisi
Our guest writer Dr Cheryl Andisi writes about her struggles with bedwetting through her teenage years.
Happy new-ish year!
May the labor of your hands bring you joy and may you find peace in 2018. Looking forward to hearing more from you and here are my thoughts about this blog in the coming year.
Global malaria report – article in ‘The Conversation’
The World Malaria Report for 2017 was published at the end of last month. I wrote an article on this report which was published in ‘The conversation’…. https://th
Contraceptives and the young by Nathan Laibuch
Nathan, a 4th year student at Pwani University writes about contraception and the young in Kenya. In his opinion, many interventions focus on haphazardly educating the youth about
What does 115 years of malaria in Africa look like?
When we read these stories, it is tempting to imagine that we have got malaria cornered and that we will soon see the end of it. But, like all things, it is in looking back that we