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Rodgers Otiso

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

The students I spoke to said they were pushed by necessity to start small businesses like selling smokies, boiled eggs, chapatis, samosa and fish to get some cash to survive on campus.

How enterprising varsity students thrive amidst financial struggles

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

Call for understanding: What it's like to live with epilepsy

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Jaundice: A common condition that requires medical attention in newborns

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Broken dreams, silent pain: I was tricked into an abusive marriage

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is caused by abnormal brain development that affects a persons ability to control his or her muscles.

By 2 months ago

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

A gynaecologist at the hospital they visited told Nelpha that her pain was known as dysmenorrhea - severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during a woman’s menstrual period.

By 3 months ago

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

There are many causes of stroke, but hypertension and diabetes are the leading causes.

By 4 months ago

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

Our farm produces energy, not crops

Nyamaramba has had more control over how much light he has in every room, thanks to a solar microgrid installed on his piece of land.

By 4 months ago

Our farm produces energy, not crops

'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.

By 5 months ago

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

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

According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 420 million people live with diabetes globally and 4 in 5 of them live in low and middle-income countries.

By 5 months ago

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

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

Ivy narrates that a friendly gynaecologist informed her that she needed to undergo a myomectomy, a procedure in which a surgeon removes the fibroids but preserves the tissues in the uterus.

By 6 months ago

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

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

According to Dr Katherine Oyieke, Paediatric Neurologist, cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affects a person’s ability to move, maintain posture and coordination.

By 7 months ago

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

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 7 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 months ago

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

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is caused by abnormal brain development that affects a persons ability to control his or her muscles.

By 2 months ago

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

A gynaecologist at the hospital they visited told Nelpha that her pain was known as dysmenorrhea - severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during a woman’s menstrual period.

By 3 months ago

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

There are many causes of stroke, but hypertension and diabetes are the leading causes.

By 4 months ago

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

Our farm produces energy, not crops

Nyamaramba has had more control over how much light he has in every room, thanks to a solar microgrid installed on his piece of land.

By 4 months ago

Our farm produces energy, not crops

'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.

By 5 months ago

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

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

According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 420 million people live with diabetes globally and 4 in 5 of them live in low and middle-income countries.

By 5 months ago

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

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

Ivy narrates that a friendly gynaecologist informed her that she needed to undergo a myomectomy, a procedure in which a surgeon removes the fibroids but preserves the tissues in the uterus.

By 6 months ago

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

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

According to Dr Katherine Oyieke, Paediatric Neurologist, cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affects a person’s ability to move, maintain posture and coordination.

By 7 months ago

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

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 7 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 months ago

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

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is caused by abnormal brain development that affects a persons ability to control his or her muscles.

By 2 months ago

Provide free therapy sessions, parents of children with CP plead

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

A gynaecologist at the hospital they visited told Nelpha that her pain was known as dysmenorrhea - severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during a woman’s menstrual period.

By 3 months ago

Monthly struggle: My painful periods journey

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

There are many causes of stroke, but hypertension and diabetes are the leading causes.

By 4 months ago

'I was eating supper with my family when I had a stroke'

Our farm produces energy, not crops

Nyamaramba has had more control over how much light he has in every room, thanks to a solar microgrid installed on his piece of land.

By 4 months ago

Our farm produces energy, not crops

'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.

By 5 months ago

'Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights'

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

According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 420 million people live with diabetes globally and 4 in 5 of them live in low and middle-income countries.

By 5 months ago

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

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

Ivy narrates that a friendly gynaecologist informed her that she needed to undergo a myomectomy, a procedure in which a surgeon removes the fibroids but preserves the tissues in the uterus.

By 6 months ago

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

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

According to Dr Katherine Oyieke, Paediatric Neurologist, cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affects a person’s ability to move, maintain posture and coordination.

By 7 months ago

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

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 7 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 8 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 8 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 9 months ago

Not enough voices: Pain of living with a blood disorder

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