Seven Tips for Observing the Ramadan in Hot Weather
Last year, a neighbour of mine went to the market on the first day of Ramadan. The sun was devastatingly hot, and temperature was 43oC. The poor woman
A Physician's Diary
A Physician's Diary
Diphtheria: A Major Cause of Preventable Deaths in Nigeria
Practicing medicine in Nigeria can be quite heartbreaking. A young boy of about eight years was brought into the hospital looking very weak. His mothe
Vaccine Hesitancy in Nigeria: Once step forward, two steps backward
TFatima DAMAGUMhe year is 2003 and the race to eradicate Poliomyelitis globally is almost over. Many countries in the world have been declared polio f
Black Tax in times of Austerity
A rural farmer once visited his banker brother in the city. The man had heard about his younger brother’s new house and wanted to see for himself. He
For The Love of Oxygen
It’s a typical windy harmattan morning, on Saturday when Simon* presents to the emergency department of a government hospital in Nigeria. He is rushed