VIOLAH NAHURIRA
The poor Patient
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 […]
Contraception by Financial slavery
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 […]
We want it all….. all of it.
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 […]
LOVE IS CONDITIONAL
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, […]
Borrowing from the Tanzania Traditions.
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 […]
The Meatyness of Meat
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 […]
My views on marriage based on Finances.
Relationships aren’t something you can necessarily get better outcomes at when you work harder. It’s true, but there is a choice to try. Much as many people tend to over look it( before they crash), Finances play a vital role in the success and downfall of a marriage. I’m not married, but because i have […]
What happens after today’s marriage?
The sense of complete submission and saying you are mine and I’m yours still kinda scares me. Because what happens after those statements sometimes is the untold. And this is where my question comes in; What happens after people get married? Everyday we see people in Kukyala ceremonies, kwanjula ceremonies, baby showers, weddings, proposals, but […]
Memoir of an intern doctor…Day 200. My HIV test fever!
Image showing a positive and negative test. (Image got from the internet) Its one thing asking your patients about their HIV status and declaring them serostatus unknown because their last test was over 3 months ago, and its another having to throw the same question to yourself as a health worker. I can confidently declare […]
Small big things that will make you smile in the future….history
My first book..ever. Baby Class 1999 My dad loves history. He has done way too much and is willing to spend as much on anything historical. Recently when we had the first phase of locusts invading Uganda, I was in Gulu and he asked me to keep one locust for his museum (its not a […]