A Physician's Diary

A Physician's Diary

HPV vaccine and International Day of the Girl-Child

It is midday in Kano, Nigeria. The streets are alive with energy as the city’s daily routine hums along – the blaring of car horns and vibration

Fever: Like Malaria, Like Dengue

It is here again. The season of acute febrile illness. Everywhere you turn and, in every household, there is a child or adult suffering from fever. Th

The Five stages of Grief

In the end, it was the little things that gave him away. A cheque. Yes! It was a cheque that he was required to sign before certain payments could be

The Economics of Flooding and Donations

This week’s column has been particularly difficult to write. Normally, I’m not very emotionally involved in a topic other than it touches on things th

Maiduguri Floods and the Breakdown Of Alau Dam

‘Allahumma Ajirni Fi Musibati Wakhluf Li Khairan minha.’ ‘O Allah! Compensate me for my calamity, recompense my loss, and give me something better ins