Chinonso Kenneth

Dec 11, 2024 | allafrica.com | Chinonso Kenneth |Farai Shawn Matiashe

During Dr Laura Stachel's postgraduate research on maternal mortality at Gambo Sawaba General Hospital (GSGH) in Kofan Gayan, Kaduna State, in 2008, she noticed a connection between the lack of energy supply and high maternal mortality at the health centre. She also observed that critical procedures, caesarean sections, clinical operations, were being cancelled or delayed because of lack of power," Dr Julie Yemi-Jonathan, Country Programs Manager of We Care Solar Nigeria said.

Nov 20, 2024 | solutionspaper.com | Chinonso Kenneth

By Chinonso Kenneth LAGOS, NIGERIA: * Emerald Johnson, 41, was utterly confused and devastated after she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Before her diagnosis, Emerald, a medical laboratory technician in Lagos had no prior knowledge of PD. “I felt I was the only one with this medical condition [because] when I was diagnosed, I didn’t know anybody as young as me who had Parkinson’s or someone who even had Parkinson’s, I only watched them on [television],” Emerald said.

Jul 30, 2024 | allafrica.com | Chinonso Kenneth

At just seven months old, Sharon Akilo, now 17, was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA), a genetic disorder that affects the production of hemoglobin in the body, causing red blood cells to become sickled or crescent shaped. This condition would go on to define much of her life, making her a frequent patient at State Specialist Hospital, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti state.

Jul 26, 2024 | minorityafrica.org | Chinonso Kenneth

TW: This story contains references to suicide. Image description: A colourful lighthouse standing in a stormy sea, with beams of light transforming into supportive hands reaching out to drowning queer community members. As a 12-year-old altar boy in his local Catholic parish in Abuja, Nigeria, Chiboy Sidney recognised the ‘discomfort’ his effeminate nature caused others.

May 29, 2024 | religionunplugged.com | Chinonso Kenneth

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s population is well over 200 million. The African country’s median age is — but 13.8 percent of young men and women are without formal education, employment or any form of job training. This has made unemployment a compelling and dire issue requiring concerted efforts from both state and charities. Victor Adeoti, 22, is heavily dependent on his parents for money. He also regularly bills his older sisters whenever he is out of money.