Aimable Writes

  Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence - Photo by Aimable Uwimana It was not too long ago when our home's best civil engineer died of stomach cancer. He had no formal education but he demonstrated a level of integrity I have cherished for years. I came to know him at the age of 6 when he was, with other local engineers, building our home's fence. It has been 19 years and the fence is standing strong. While it has had to undergo usual maintenance, I can attest that he did not pilfer nails, bags of cement, paints or sand like some other individuals do; an unfortunate reality contributing to infrastructure challenges in Africa. This inadvertently affects Universal Health Coverage, given that there is limited healthcare facility development, and existing facilities are hard to reach due to a lack of infrastructure. I am glad, from his experience, I learned about integrity! Shortly before the COVID19 pandemic, his daughter reached out to me to ask if I would support her dad in getting

  It was at the start of Covid lockdowns in March 2020 that I realised I remained with mother nature as the only friend within reach whereas family and colleagues were distanced from by the pandemic. I needed therapy for anxiety, stress & pressure caused by the pandemic alongside the research challenges for my Master’s thesis [ presented at the (AORTIC) International Conference and published at the Journal of Clinical Oncology ], and the uncertainties of getting back into the business world while applying and networking. It’s through walking, hiking and biking I was able to take care of myself and use the most feasible therapy at the time - photography. In the process, I  was able to embrace the beauty of nature and could capture moments, which I didn’t keep for myself; but ended up sharing to the family, friends, and colleagues I was distanced from and the world on social platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, and Instagram. You might have missed a healthy timeline :)! I love the fact

Wake up and #DontBeTheOne Son, go and get your passion with discipline, courage, and determination. That time in a relaxed morning, with a smile on your face, when you take a shower and get ready to go to work—school, job, meeting, conference, among others—after being obedient to the inner boss (inner voice). Not forgetting a healthy work environment and scenery of Rwanda Volcanoes from a window view.  Courtesy: World in Data With the same experience some week ago, I was facing the giant as usual and got time to go through some sources—Thanks to the internet. Scrolling the page, the usual thing to do, I paused minutes on the picture above to extend my understanding of the global burden of disease. If you cannot believe it, I will let you know that according to the World in Data , in 1993, the total burden ratio of communicable disease (communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was 1:1, meaning 1.16 billion and 1