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Rodgers Otiso

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Every 3-4 weeks, Rachel camps at the hospital with her daughter, 11-year-old Michelle, who is battling with a rare but chronic blood disorder.

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

Diabetes: 'I had to find a new way to live'

Diabetes: 'I had to find a new way to live'

My fibroids story: I dream of one day becoming a mother

My fibroids story: I dream of one day becoming a mother

Raising a child with cerebral palsy is no walk in the park

Raising a child with cerebral palsy is no walk in the park

By 2 months ago

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Research has found that 46 per cent of people who die by suicide have a known mental health condition.

By 2 months ago

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway condition that presents with symptoms and signs that vary over time and intensity.

By 3 months ago

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

At home, Caxton's grandmother spotted his pale skin with shock. Instead of welcoming the newborn baby, his relatives rejected him saying that he was not from that family.

By 3 months ago

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

Haemoglobin disorders are genetic blood diseases due to the inheritance of mutant haemoglobin genes from both, generally healthy, parents.

By 3 months ago

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

I lived through tuberculosis twice, it can be treated

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease spread through droplets in the air containing bacteria called Mycobacteria Tuberculosis. It affects the lungs mainly.

By 4 months ago

I lived through tuberculosis twice, it can be treated

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Greg Ngari was told he has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Type A with a nerve disorder. According to experts, this was the most severe type of the condition.

By 4 months ago

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-standing condition in which a certain area of the skin loses its natural pigment (melanin) and begins to appear as white or pale pink.

By 5 months ago

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

From 2018 to date, I have tried to die by suicide five times. In 2021, everything came to light after I tried suicide. I collapsed, became unconscious and was taken to hospital.

By 5 months ago

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Fistula is a serious birth injury characterised by the formation of a hole between the bladder and vagina or between the rectum and vagina. Because of this, urine or stool leaks out all the time.

By 5 months ago

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

The National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion defines Epilepsy as a common brain condition that causes repeated seizures

By 6 months ago

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

Sarah is currently working with an online platform known as Enable Me that provides a space for her to write articles about ASD.

By 7 months ago

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Research has found that 46 per cent of people who die by suicide have a known mental health condition.

By 2 months ago

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway condition that presents with symptoms and signs that vary over time and intensity.

By 3 months ago

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

At home, Caxton's grandmother spotted his pale skin with shock. Instead of welcoming the newborn baby, his relatives rejected him saying that he was not from that family.

By 3 months ago

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

Haemoglobin disorders are genetic blood diseases due to the inheritance of mutant haemoglobin genes from both, generally healthy, parents.

By 3 months ago

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

I lived through tuberculosis twice, it can be treated

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease spread through droplets in the air containing bacteria called Mycobacteria Tuberculosis. It affects the lungs mainly.

By 4 months ago

I lived through tuberculosis twice, it can be treated

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Greg Ngari was told he has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Type A with a nerve disorder. According to experts, this was the most severe type of the condition.

By 4 months ago

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-standing condition in which a certain area of the skin loses its natural pigment (melanin) and begins to appear as white or pale pink.

By 5 months ago

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

From 2018 to date, I have tried to die by suicide five times. In 2021, everything came to light after I tried suicide. I collapsed, became unconscious and was taken to hospital.

By 5 months ago

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Fistula is a serious birth injury characterised by the formation of a hole between the bladder and vagina or between the rectum and vagina. Because of this, urine or stool leaks out all the time.

By 5 months ago

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

The National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion defines Epilepsy as a common brain condition that causes repeated seizures

By 6 months ago

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

Sarah is currently working with an online platform known as Enable Me that provides a space for her to write articles about ASD.

By 7 months ago

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Research has found that 46 per cent of people who die by suicide have a known mental health condition.

By 2 months ago

How to support loved ones experiencing suicidal thoughts

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway condition that presents with symptoms and signs that vary over time and intensity.

By 3 months ago

Dorcas Masika: I dream of breathing without an inhaler

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

At home, Caxton's grandmother spotted his pale skin with shock. Instead of welcoming the newborn baby, his relatives rejected him saying that he was not from that family.

By 3 months ago

Caxton Osozie: Rising above rejection due to genetic condition

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

Haemoglobin disorders are genetic blood diseases due to the inheritance of mutant haemoglobin genes from both, generally healthy, parents.

By 3 months ago

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

I lived through tuberculosis twice, it can be treated

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease spread through droplets in the air containing bacteria called Mycobacteria Tuberculosis. It affects the lungs mainly.

By 4 months ago

I lived through tuberculosis twice, it can be treated

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Greg Ngari was told he has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Type A with a nerve disorder. According to experts, this was the most severe type of the condition.

By 4 months ago

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-standing condition in which a certain area of the skin loses its natural pigment (melanin) and begins to appear as white or pale pink.

By 5 months ago

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

From 2018 to date, I have tried to die by suicide five times. In 2021, everything came to light after I tried suicide. I collapsed, became unconscious and was taken to hospital.

By 5 months ago

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Fistula is a serious birth injury characterised by the formation of a hole between the bladder and vagina or between the rectum and vagina. Because of this, urine or stool leaks out all the time.

By 5 months ago

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

The National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion defines Epilepsy as a common brain condition that causes repeated seizures

By 6 months ago

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

Sarah is currently working with an online platform known as Enable Me that provides a space for her to write articles about ASD.

By 7 months ago

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Greg Ngari was told he has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Type A with a nerve disorder. According to experts, this was the most severe type of the condition.

By Rodgers Otiso 4 months ago

Greg Ngari: Rare disease has only delayed my dreams, it did not shatter them

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-standing condition in which a certain area of the skin loses its natural pigment (melanin) and begins to appear as white or pale pink.

By Rodgers Otiso 5 months ago

Elizabeth Mwikali: I wasn't burnt by acid, I have vitiligo

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

From 2018 to date, I have tried to die by suicide five times. In 2021, everything came to light after I tried suicide. I collapsed, became unconscious and was taken to hospital.

By Rodgers Otiso 5 months ago

'My life will not go to waste while I am recovering from mental illness'

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Fistula is a serious birth injury characterised by the formation of a hole between the bladder and vagina or between the rectum and vagina. Because of this, urine or stool leaks out all the time.

By Rodgers Otiso 5 months ago

I went through a lot due to fistula, now I preach that it is preventable

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

The National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion defines Epilepsy as a common brain condition that causes repeated seizures

By Rodgers Otiso 6 months ago

Joyce Waithera: I found out I had epilepsy, and it all started with a headache

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

Sarah is currently working with an online platform known as Enable Me that provides a space for her to write articles about ASD.

By Rodgers Otiso 7 months ago

Autism can be managed - we are normal people with special needs

Humphrey Haj: Bleeding to death is my daily threat

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are two levels of haemophilia, Haemophilia A and B, determined by the lack of enough of Factor VIII (F8) or Factor IX (F9).

By Rodgers Otiso 8 months ago

Humphrey Haj: Bleeding to death is my daily threat

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