• Why cataracts will make you blind

    Written by: Dr. Ernest Kimani on April 1, 2017
    Why cataracts will make you blind

    Cataracts develop when the lens becomes opaque. The lens is the part of the eye through which the light passes to the inside of the eye. Every year ten percent of the population develops cataracts.…

    Cataracts, Blindness


  • A man's determination to defy disability

    Written by: Dr. Ernest Kimani on January 25, 2017
    A man's determination to defy disability

    Twelve years ago Amos Chege, 32, was aspiring to become a wiring mechanic when he started experiencing high fevers, excessive body sweating and later intractable nausea accompanied by vomiting. He…

    Living with disability


  • Keeping hope alive despite kidney failure

    Written by: Dr. Ernest Kimani on January 18, 2017
    Keeping hope alive despite kidney failure

    Kidney disease affects the eating habits of an individual. “Eating and dieting is a major problem since one has to adjust,” he says. “There are so many good foods that one has to stop such as oranges…

    kidney failure


  • How stigma worsens mental illness

    Written by: Dr. Ernest Kimani on January 13, 2017
    How stigma worsens mental illness

    An estimated half the population will suffer from some form of mental illness at some point in their lives with depression, alcohol abuse and phobias being more common and bipolar disorders,…

    Mental illness, Stigma


  • Nurses' quest for comfort to the dying

    Written by: Dr. Ernest Kimani on December 15, 2016
    Nurses' quest for comfort to the dying

    “Palliative care is an ongoing process that begins when a person is diagnosed with a life limiting illness, through treatment and until the terminal phase. It helps these persons and their families…

    Palliative care