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  • About Wanja’s Health Diary
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October 23, 20190

World Polio Day; Walking the last mile for every child

Today, is World Polio Day. I choose to take a stand. As a Rotarian As a mother As a health journalist  As an individual To pro

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October 6, 20190

My creepy friends, the maggots, gave me a second chance

The pain from a blister on his right toe haunted him every day. Eddie Ndirangu, 50,says it began after a long walk. What had started as an itch late

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October 3, 20190

The medical powerhouse; working with maggots to heal wounds

Your body and mine are remarkable machines. Infact, in the event of an injury, it becomes an opportune time to appreciate how the various body

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September 29, 20190

Maggot therapy; giving the tiny surgeons a chance

Maggots are now being used in Kenya as a fast and effective method to deal with the non-healing wounds. The mention of maggots eating away dead

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September 20, 20190

A chat on speech disorders; When ‘ba-ba’ , ‘ma-ma’ is delayed

Does your child have trouble making certain sounds or finding the right word? They could have a speech or language disorder. But do you also kn

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August 7, 20190

Latching on the breastfeeding benefits

When my daughters were born, I made a personal vow to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months. But nothing prepared me for the challenges that come with b

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July 24, 20190

Bouncing back; the ‘flat tummy’ mirage

It was going to be a tough battle for Agnes to bounce back after pregnancy.  She had shed most of her post-baby weight on all areas except one; t

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July 17, 20190

The role of nutrition in cancer prevention, treatment

Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. These words by Greek physician Hippocrates emphasize the delicate role of nutrition to p

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July 8, 20190

It could be anyone on this seat. Learn more about Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Vacant chairs always leave us wondering who had sat there in the past. It could be your mum, dad, sister, brother, aunty, daughter, son, friend

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June 30, 20190

A day in the operating room; where skill and the scalpel meet to save lives

The operating room can be intimidating. The first cut, to the last stitching can be unerving. For many years, hospitals have been appreciated as b

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