The magic of having a healthy baby.

It’s always one’s dream to have a healthy baby at the right time. One may ask which is the right time to have a baby? While I have been practicing in the health field, I have come to learn that the right time is: When both partners are ready and willing to take on responsibility, […]

GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA DRAWS LESSONS FROM THE MILLENNIUM VILLAGES PROJECT (MVP)

        MAIN SOURCE OF WATER THEN                           I am talking about a successful project that the government of Uganda has drawn lessons from and is committed to meeting the cost of replication of the model in other parts of the country. A village where my dad was raised, where my grandparents lay having […]

Back to Basics

Have you ever had one of those “Oh Crap” moments when you realize something very bad or embarrassing is about to happen? Your heart starts pounding and your mind quickly flips through all possible scenarios only to find that they all end in complete shame, utter humiliation, extreme awkwardness. I had one of these experiences […]

Community Health Assistants (CHAs) enhancing health equity in Zambia

Lack of qualified human resource issue is one of the major ones many developing countries such as Zambia face. This is worse in rural areas as most of the qualified staff don’t want to stay and work there. It is no wonder therefore, that most of the rural health facilities are manned by untrained staff […]