By Etchi Besem Oben Welcome to Health Patch exclusively on Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable. This is Mama Besem, Diamond Distributor with JM International. Today our slogan is “It is not you, it is his prostate.” When you married him, he…
Still on HIV in Ghana
By Evelyn Amoako Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have been conditions of significant public health interest since 1986 when HIV was first reported in Ghana. Statistics from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/ AIDS…
European Union provides new life in Gui
By Sunday Oyinloye For the Gui community in Abuja, Nigeria, it’s a new dawn as a new Healthcare facility has been provided for the use of the residents by European Union. Over the years, EU-SIGN has strengthened the capacity of…
Deaf but aiming high
By Sunday Oyinloye Monicah Tenai is an Early Childhood Development and Education(ECDE) teacher in Kenya. She has taught children with disabilities for 5 years. Monicah lost her hearing to meningitis at the age of 10. She was taken to Iten…
Intimate wear from the dustbin
By Etchi Besem Welcome to Health Patch, exclusively on Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable. This is Mama Besem, Diamond Distributor with JM International. Today our slogan is “It is not the devil, it is the dustbin.” You hardly walk out of…
Africa, thank you for raping me
By Entle Dambuza It was the morning of the 29th of August 2015 in the heart of Johannesburg around 02:00 when I was woken up by a deep penetration from the back in the comfort of my own home. This…
I saw children sleeping in water pipes at winter – Activist
[wzslider autoplay=”true”] Vuyolwethu Loyiso Saliso is a young, “proudly black and unapologetically African woman” from Eastern Cape Province, South Africa . A mother of two, Vuyolwethu is also a Gender Activist, Business Director and a Social Entrepreneur having founded Khanyisa…
We believe in gender equality- Founder TGSM
[wzslider autoplay=”true” info=”true”] The Girl Squad Mentorship Group(TGSM) is one of the new Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya. Though relatively new, TGSM is poised to impact positively on the society as revealed by its Founder. TGSM’s CEO, Susan Nasipwoni, explains what…
Understanding HIV-related Stigma and Discrimination
By Evelyn Amoako My friend Ama, was the daughter of a well-known preacher in the community in which we lived and her family was the exemplary one for many. People looked up to them. When Ama was diagnosed with HIV…
Why I initiated Endometriosis Foundation in Ghana-Fareeda
Fareeda Serwaa Brobbey is as a Hospital and Community Pharmacist in the Northern Region of Ghana. She is also the Founder of the Endometriosis Foundation Ghana, a non-profit organization focused on raising awareness on endometriosis and public education about…
