By Denise Kavuma, Uganda: I dream about my patients a lot. It's not of my doing though and in fact if I had any choice in the matter, I'd really much rather not have any reminders of most of the patients I meet, except for the new knowledge learned in treating a condition. Yes, I am one of those despicable […]
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By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: I met this guy, So amazing he was, With a smile so wide it made me weak in the knees. His eyes…. So sweet Made me sweet Made me sweat — he had small eyes. See those kind that make you confess? He drove me crazy in every sense Made me dizzy, So blizzard with […]
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By Fungai Chigumbura, Zimbabwe: I've been out on nights like these many times in my life. The cool air always stings when your drunk off your rocker. It's as if nature herself is slapping you in the face, caressing you with laughing fingers. I'd often wake up with a slight cold, my body worn from having to weather both my […]
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By Denise Kavuma, Uganda: Every now and then new diseases are discovered and while some are named thus just so the pharmaceutical companies can get every last penny out of gullible individuals, others are simply just a way for the world to define something they don't understand. I verily discovered one such condition recently and I'm well on my way […]
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By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: Dear Life I have tried I don't think there is anyone on this earth That has cried as much as I have So many tears in the name of love I tried so hard, to give I gave too much for I have nothing left The feeling of having you in me used to give […]
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By Collin Mfayela, South Africa: “Have you ever served? I have. Ten years. East Africa, mostly. It’s almost impossible to describe the horror. I was a military escort for a white doctor in Tanzania. Rebels attacked our position in the Serena Village. It was night-time. They laid waste to everything and fled. Doctor was shot, twice; once in the […]
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By Fungai Chigumbura, Zimbabwe: There’s a clinical detachment about hospitals that I’ve always found unnerving. My first experience with it was when Kaz was hospitalised for a few days after what I assume was one of his father’s worse beatings. The sickly, sticky scent of chemicals clung to my nose, and as I looked down at my friend’s swollen, unconscious […]
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By Denise Kavuma, Uganda: It's hardly my place to question if a patient is in pain but man, some cases are dodgy. Somebody will walk up to you one day and declare that their back is killing them, has been for several days, and they cannot take another step so you must deal with them immediately. Of course, you ignore […]
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By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa: Demons hovering around mists of slavery Mind meandering through evil dust Slavery of darkness alienating light As light seeks to kill the strength and demolish the wishes At the end of the day Brain-eating thoughts stampeding my head You… Me… Shadows of our spirits Though the light us bringeth together, Darkness strengthened our bond We […]
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By Cynthia Ayeza, Uganda: The morning was beautiful and warm…and still. No birds chirping. Baaba had not woken up after she last slipped in to what seemed like a light sleep. “No one would ever know. She had to protect Patrick”, she thought. The usually siren-laden hospital, with excited voices, coupled with occasional interruptions by a hallucinating patient all escaped […]
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