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Recently at a coffee bar,I overheard a doctor say that his monthly taxes to the national revenue authority via the Pay as you Earn (P.A.Y.E) mandatory tax deductions could buy hypertension ( high blood pressure) drugs for two, level two health centers in Uganda for about half a year. A level four health center in Uganda is meant to serve a population […]
This week, there was a unique scenario of, a 32-year-old woman who came to the hospital for an elective cesarean section delivery and asked her obstetrician to conduct a permanent family planning method commonly known as Bilateral Tubal Ligation (BTL) during the cesarean delivery. The uncommon social issues that surround the case are that this […]
On April 7th, 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the first black woman in the history of America to serve in the United States supreme court as associate Justice. For days, her speech has been ringing in my head. Of the many things she mentioned, she thanked her husband for being very supportive, and […]
You must wonder… what a question? And i’ll ask again. Why the heck are we in a hurry? Speaking from a mental health perspective, i speak with all honesty. I know atleast 6 people who have contemplated suicide in the last 2 months, i know atleast 10 or so people struggling with depression and i […]
Valentine’s day is around the corner and social media has a way of keeping it in my eyes. Today while on a long drive, i asked myself several questions about love and they all led to the same answer: Love is conditional. i’ll tell you why and how. The 5 love languages; words of affirmation, […]
Children are loved, but they are not invited is a famous statement that you will come across on many wedding or traditional ceremony invitations in Tanzania. I have for a long time reserved my comments about weddings and other marriage ceremonies and the expectations they come with. Over the holidays, i learn’t about how our […]
They used to say that the worst thing that could happen to the girl child was not to get married, but I’m confident to say that the worst thing that could happen to the girl child is the lack of the luxury to choose.
Goat meat, cow meat, chicken, pork, shark meat, rabbit meat, fish, donkey meat, hippo meat, are the meats i remember to have eaten. I swallowed all except shark meat. Yes, i weighed between an experience and a gag reflex embarrassment. I chose safety. While visiting Ethiopia, my friends mentioned how starstruck they were by how […]
Knowledge is power, and ignorance is not necessarily bliss.
