STAYING AHEAD

A & B missing from the HIV/AIDS message

I do not however think that the organisers will execute me if I let you know about the HIV/AIDS issue. If what the learned men predict - and they are well learned -e turns out to be true - we will have to dig deep into our national coffers to help our fellow compatriots stay alive.

The figures bandied by experts involve real money.
These large sums of money - tuning into millions - got me thinking not only about the obvious damage that HIV/Aids does to the economy. I started to think about the way the fight against AIDS is being waged.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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