Diana Mwango

1 month ago | nation.africa | Diana Mwango

Prof Marleen Temmerman has achieved many firsts in her career. She was among the first women to attend medical school when university was largely reserved for men. She chose gynaecology and her professor wondered why she desired a career meant for men. She became the first female university professor. From a young age, she realised that power lies in knocking as many doors for opportunities as possible, before one or three finally open.

1 month ago | cancerworld.net | Diana Mwango

Faced with the sudden knowledge that the life they had expected will be suddenly cut short, some women find hope and existential meaning in trying for a child that that will be theirs for their remaining time, and carry their legacy when they are gone. Diana Mwango reports from Kenya on what that choice can mean for patients and their cancer management.

Oct 25, 2024 | nation.africa | Diana Mwango

It is 11am and I’m seated outside a breast imaging clinic at Aga Khan University Hospital. Two elderly women enter and exit within minutes—10 minutes each, to be precise. I had contemplated not coming for this mammogram, an X-ray examination of my breasts. Such things can be scary. I try to read the women’s faces to gauge whether the process is painful. They look calm, but I’m feeling queasier with each second.

Aug 29, 2024 | cancerworld.net | Diana Mwango

In Africa, women’s infertility carries a heavy stigma; it becomes their label. Many end up feeling worthless, face harsh treatment from in-laws, abandonment by spouses, or relegation to polygamous marriages, as husbands take additional wives capable of bearing children. For Linet Auma, a 27-year-old recently diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer, the fear of losing her ability to have children compounds the distress of her diagnosis.

Aug 29, 2024 | cancerworld.net | Diana Mwango

In Africa, women’s infertility carries a heavy stigma; it becomes their label. Many end up feeling worthless, face harsh treatment from in-laws, abandonment by spouses, or relegation to polygamous marriages, as husbands take additional wives capable of bearing children. For Linet Auma, a 27-year-old recently diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer, the fear of losing her ability to have children compounds the distress of her diagnosis.