Why you should support a pregnant woman during and after pregnancy ‘Your baby bump is cute, how much do you weigh now, Peyton?’ Peyton’s cousin, Paige asked. Peyton has been asked this same question by different people and she wonders why they were so interested in her weight while pregnant…

I was challenged and inspired In this article, I’d provide a snippet of my experience at my first-ever research conference at St Lois, Missouri. It’s a regional conference called Central States Communication Association that was held between March 31st and April 2nd, 2023. Before leaving for the conference, I have…

But I am very hopeful for what the future holds for us I thought that I would be able to complete my book for February before the end of the month. But I couldn’t. I am reading Professor Jean-Germain Gros’ book titled ‘’ Healthcare policy in Africa. He is a…

Title: Media across the African Diaspora In January I spent some time reading a book on the African diaspora and the media. …

The healthcare space is a sector I am deeply passionate about, and it defines the scope of my research as a health communication scholar. Precisely, the burden of my research is to design and implement effective health communication strategies across all contexts, especially for underserved communities. As I immerse myself…

The Year Thus Far… I set a goal I could not achieve, and there is no excuse In January 2022, I promised myself to publish one article per month on medium. It is December and the last time I published was in August! I dare to say that there is…

The government, media, and community — In an article I previously published, I shared my thoughts on how the synergy between the media and health sector can birth phenomenal growth and salvage Nigeria’s (by extension Africa) ailing health care system. One of the points I highlighted was health programming. I noted that it is the responsibility…

Drawing Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic — At the peak of the pandemic in 2020, together with a colleague, we published an article highlighting the COVID-19 disease’ devastating impact on access to premium healthcare services in Nigeria. Nigeria’s healthcare system before the pandemic was already a shadow of itself but the advent of the disease further crippled…

I had a light conversation with my youngest sister some time ago when she briefly mentioned that she failed a course and was not even bothered because the smartest student in her class performed poorly too! Does that sound familiar? Sincerely, I was green with amazement at her response to…