by Natacha Umutoni | Dec 4, 2017 | Education, Family, Health, Lifestyle
Last month, our newsfeed was flooded with stories of rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein. The actress Alyssa Milano took to twitter using the hashtag ‘MeToo’, encouraging women to share their stories of sexual abuse and harassment. Astounded by the...
by Teakisi | Oct 20, 2017 | Culture, Current Affairs, Empowerment, Health, Thoughts & Reflections
By Reem Gaafar A few weeks ago, a German television show host conducted a few interviews on the Sudanese street asking what the youth thought of FGM. One particular young lady, well dressed and sitting in the driving seat of a car, told him that yes, she was...
by Teakisi | Jun 5, 2017 | Health
By Diana Awino As a Biostatisitician I have used computer software to capture and analyse health data. One recurring challenge is how skewed the data can be, leaving out qualitative data on patient information; what I call the patient’s story. Missing vital...
by Teakisi | Mar 1, 2017 | Current Affairs, Health, Thoughts & Reflections
By Eunice Aber I sat in the doctor’s room, awestruck with a mixture of wonder and sadness. Part of me was numb with shock, the other part had to be conscious as I listened to and translated the distress of the women that walked into the room. I had brought my aunt to...
by Teakisi | Jan 16, 2017 | Current Affairs, Health, Thoughts & Reflections
By Eunice Aber This past one month has found me making more trips to the hospital than I have in last ten years combined. Unfortunately, my trips weren’t to a fancy hospital where one is given V.I.P care and life is taken as a very urgent issue that deserves...
by Teakisi | Aug 8, 2016 | Health, Thoughts & Reflections, Uncategorised
By Mako Muzenda I’m one of the unfortunate women cursed with a hellish period. Every month, I go through the same routine: throwing up every few hours or so, feeling like my uterus is getting gut-punched, and living in the constant fear that I’m leaking...
