Laughter as therapy
Remember to laugh regularly, share your laughs and help others to laugh to - that's my blog for today. However, I will be on leave till September - keep healthy and happy and see y
Health, demons and superstition
If you were to believe some people, the devil lurks in every corner. When a common cold is spreading in this cold season – there are people ‘binding the devil’ and praying th
The devil in health-part II
I did spend some time wondering whether this topic was worth writing about – but since i had read the literature I thought why not. We scientists don’t like to talk abo
The devil in health
As science sheds light on disease causation, attributing ill health to the devil is shifting to the periphery more and more. Take the example of Kilifi in the days when malaria was
Demons or mass hysteria
They are at it again – ghosts have attacked another school!
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
Let’s talk suicide.
Let’s talk suicide. The Daily Nation. DN2 19th December 2011. http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Lets++talk+suicide/-/957860/1292162/-/j9imal/-/index.html