Author Archives: ethelacho
Death Packaged In Medications
Some time ago I woke up feeling feverish with a pounding headache. Initially I thought the migraine was as a result of my lack of sleep considering the fact I was working on a pending paper.But when two days later I … Continue reading
His Excellency ,Not another “Private Visit”
More and More we are splashed with headlines of African presidents returning home after several months of medical treatment abroad. But at home, we are still confronted with the reality of the millions of people who either die from preventable … Continue reading
The Politics of Bread!!
Reminiscing about my Sunday school days two songs which until now did not mean much keep popping in my head. The lyrics of the first song is “Me I no go suffer ,I no go beg for bread”(I will never … Continue reading
Losing Life in Bringing a Life (The Untold story of Vaginal Fistula)
Che Glory is Cameroonian nurse/advocate with a deep passion on non communicable diseases such as mental and reproductive health for people in underprivileged communities. She has a wide experience on issues like access to health care, running a mobile clinic … Continue reading
Your Silence is Deafening
The past one year Cameroon has witnessed one of its worst government clamps down on peaceful demonstrations .Incidences of systematic violence, rape, arrests, and killings continue to be recorded in Southern Cameroon, (English Minority). Yet I cannot help but wonder … Continue reading
Incorporating Human Security in Regional Integration:The Case of CEMAC
Behind the Black Curtains
It was no surprise when at about 11p.m I got a call from Beri (not real name) ,she had been going through a very tough time and I knew for a fact she needed someone to have a heart … Continue reading
The “Dead” have found their Voices — achoethel
Recently, I watched a documentary on Sierra Leone post- Ebola recovery, the short film centered around thieves pillaging through the graves of the dead stealing valuables such as ornaments, watches, gold etc .Call what these miscreants did an abomination ,sacrilege … Continue reading
The “Dead” have found their Voices
Recently, I watched a documentary on Sierra Leone post- Ebola recovery, the short film centered around thieves pillaging through the graves of the dead stealing valuables such as ornaments, watches, gold etc .Call what these miscreants did an abomination ,sacrilege … Continue reading
The Migrant Crisis the Blessings & Burden
This concurrence emphasizes the fact that the issue of illegal migration is not a European problem or a south-east Asian one. It doesn’t belong to poor countries, or to rich. It is a global issue .And if the underlying factors of this crisis are not addressed then we shall continue to see countless bodies washed ashore various islands in Spain and Italy Continue reading
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