NO LONGER A MYSTERY...
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Surprisingly, most people still have some false myths and beliefs about some disease conditions, especially HIV/ AIDS in the rural areas. In this play entitled, NO LONGER A MYSTERY…, which is a fiction, the author addresses this challenge in a simple but didactic way. Ndiaka is one of such rural communities which holds fast to her myths and beliefs thereby, making it difficult to enlighten the residents on their health challenge and the ways to combat them. Ndiaka is well known for their idol worship. They depend solely on their god known as Amali and consults him for advice and guidance through their chief priest before embarking on anything. Whatever their chief priest says is what they do, since he is the spokesman of their god. Unfortunately, Ndiaka which is once blessed, suddenly begins to record high mortality (death) and morbidity rate within the past few years and this becomes a nightmare to the people of the land. Coincidentally, this ugly and tragic incident starts shortly after the postponement of their new yam festival celebration to a more convenient time for the first time in the history of the land. As they consult their god through their chief priest, they are told that the god is angry with them for their disobedience in not observing the tradition of the land properly and that in their ignorance they have denied him the taste of the new yam as at when due. Therefore, that their god Amali decides to punish them for disregarding him. All the chief priests invited from other places gave the same report, which made the land of Ndiaka to make several sacrifices in the bid to appease the gods, all to no avail. This ugly and tragic scenario continues in the land for years and the people of Ndiaka attribute it to the plague of the gods, while the embattled head of Ndiaka community, Chief Dike has sleepless nights in search for solution, which later comes in disguise, but they couldn’t recognize the solution immediately because they hold strongly to their false myths and beliefs. What could have actually gone wrong? This problem in Ndiaka community, is it really the plague of the gods? Find out as you read on!
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Surprisingly, most people still have some false myths and beliefs about some disease conditions, especially HIV/ AIDS in the rural areas. In this interesting play titled, NO LONGER A MYSTERY… which is a fiction, the author addresses this challenge in a simple but didactic way. This problem in the land of Ndiaka, is it really the plague of the gods? Find out as you read on!
About the Author
The multi- talented young lady, Dr. Udochi precious Anosike, is the author of this play - NO LONGER A MYSTERY. One of her books titled DOWN THE LANE, published in year 2001 is being used in Nigerian secondary school curriculum for Literature in English studies. Dr. Udochi Precious Anosike is a prolific writer, a medical doctor, a motivational speaker and an evangelist. She holds a bachelor in medicine and a bachelor in surgery degrees (MB;BS) from Abia State University. She also holds proficiency certificates in health, safety and environmental studies and chartered management. Her numerous great potentials, compassionate nature and positive lifestyles made her to attract many admirers. She is working with the Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia and also pursuing her master degree program in Public Health in Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States of America. Dr. Udochi Precious Anosike is the MD and Sole Proprietor of UDYP Christian hospital in Lagos, Nigeria and the Founder of Christ’s Global Movement. She is a native of Umukabia Ohuhu in Umuahia North L.G.A of Abia State, Nigeria.