"The man who is an auditor came to my home asking for my hand in marriage but I flatly rejected his overtures because I knew that I was the custodian of my own future."

"As a doctor, I do appreciate my limitations, and I pray a lot. Some things are beyond me, and if I’m not able to do anything, we let God’s will be done."

"Some people in Mombasa have the perception that the private hospital is only used for a certain class of people. Our goal is for Mombasa to become a destination for medical tourism, but we are also trying to get rid of the perception that our hospital is solely for the rich."

"I love my job as a doctor and for my patients to have the best healthcare they need the best facility so that is what I try to achieve by keeping up with all the new medical trends."

"I have seen a lot in my line of work but one thing I completely cannot stomach is child abuse."

"We cannot compare our health capacity with that in Europe or America. What might be considered a small number of severe diseases in the global north might have devastating consequences in Africa."

"We need research here in Africa that will inform policies and test-and-treat strategies, so that as clinicians we can give the best options to people with COVID19."

"It paints a bleak picture of when the continent will achieve herd immunity."

"We want to prevent that progression to severe disease so that we don’t overwhelm our health care facilities."

"There is a great need to ensure that before everyone has access to these vaccines, for those who do get sick, we are able to assist them in curing the disease or preventing its progression into a more severe disease."

"We need to strengthen our preparedness to ensure we do not overwhelm our healthcare facilities with patients with severe illness."