January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month with the focus being on ending cervical cancer within a few generations. Cancer is an emerging health concern ranking third as the cause of death after infectious and cardiovascular diseases in Africa.

*Susan pulls a chair, takes a deep breath then sits next to the consulting table. She steals glances at the room, the same room she sat in not too long ago. The room that once daunted her. The room that almost whispered to her, ‘It’s never going to happen’. She stares at the walls one more time as if to announce her presence again except this time, surer of herself. She is back in the room, her hope alive again, and now bearing a gift she yearned for.

We live in a fast-paced world where people hardly have time to eat right, sleep well or even exercise. This is the reason why we are faced with many lifestyle diseases where most people only visit health facilities when get sick.

It was another normal working day for Oscar at the KMA building in Upperhill. Unbeknown to him, his life was about to have a complete turnaround for good. He was a security guard, a job he secured after high school. He had good days and others that were not so good because, according to him, there was no such thing as a bad day.