Dr. Ontibile Kebadirang

29/10/2025

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I have learnt tons of things from my mum, I didn’t always agree but yeah time shows you gore the parents are wise…o ka ganetsa mme ultimately you get it.

10/10/2025

I appreciate my country 🥳
Descendant of the Wayeyi. ☺️

10/10/2025

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This gives me an idea to do a video on adherence. 🥳🥳🥳

Kabelo started treatment strong, but after a few months, life got busy and he skipped doses.​ Soon, the sickness came back, stronger than before.​

“Bro, don’t play with your meds,” his cousin warned. “Metsi a botshelo, a nowa every day.” ​

Now, Kabelo’s phone alarms are set for pill time every day, no excuses.​

Kabelo says: “My dreams depend on these pills, and I’m not missing them again.”​

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10/10/2025

Strong connections with family and friends 💚💚

𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍'𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋-𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆

10/10/2025

October is breast cancer awareness month and the 10th of October is World Mental Health day. I haven’t had time to think about what I can do for those two events to sensitize Batswana and the world on the importance of the two.
However with or without an actual event to highlight them we can still talk about it.

And previous years there’s been efforts where men wore dresses and lipstick to highlight the event, which I wasn’t particularly excited about. Someone can reason gore by doing something out of the ordinary it gets people talking, and maybe that’s fair enough. But we must always remember that cancer claims lives, and that health education is at the core of it.

When people know better they do better.

Most cancers in Africa in particular in my country Botswana, cancer is usually diagnosed late, because the symptoms are subtle and one can easily ignore them.

Some of the ones that might be easy to ignore are
- discharge from the ni**le
- itchiness of the skin over the breast, and it might even look like an allergic reaction
- the breast feels hard

If you see anything on your breast that you are not used to, ithaganelel ko spatela.

Anyway then on Mental health, this year I can refer you to the book I wrote last year Your Mental Health Matters .
I wrote this book for non doctors, but sadly I think more doctors are buying it than the people I wrote it for.
But if you are that person who wants to be empowered about mental health I invite you to consider my book a worthy read and well worth your time.

Health education saves lives.

The picture: I had an opportunity to sit in and listen to the engagement of how the National Health Insurance will work out.
While the Ministry looks for solutions to help every Motswana, be reminded that even if services are provided, their use also depends on your engagement with the health care system.

How much responsibility do you take ka your health?
Are you educating yourself?
Do you go to the hospital when you are unwell?
Are you watching what you eat and what you drink?

As patients we also have power, and we are more powerful than we realise. And this power is not the power to report people or to change political parties, its the power to ourselves, to change ourselves, to work on ourselves for ourselves…. This is what I call self management. Ka setswana ke boikarabelo, boikarabelo ka botsogo ja gago.

Ok, this is enough sharing.
Cheers.

I am off to adult class.

05/10/2025

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04/10/2025

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Black Excellence, powered by God.

I know the director from when we were in high school, we shared a dormitory.

I remember her being passionate about the things of God and pure living…
If she says Ministry gave her permission, I believe her.
Keep moving forward. We are inspired, we are motivated, our faith is refreshed ha re bona maduo a ntseng jaana.

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These are our 2026 FEES 💙💛

29/09/2025

When I joined Kenyatta University approx. 15 years ago, the Dean of Students gave us a reality check. He told us that by the time we leave KU, we might have none, some, or all of these “degrees”:

1. A degree certificate
2. A wife or husband
3. A single parent
4. HIV or other STIs
5. Drug addiction
6. Sports betting addiction
7. Abortion specialist

He reminded us that the main goal should always be no. 1, but if life takes a turn, try not to go beyond 3.

He emphasized that every year, students go through these challenges up to number 7 .... Some stumble, some rise, but all eventually learn to face life.

His final message was simple : wherever you find yourself, face your reality with courage because only then can you heal, recover, and move forward.

This is the only thing I remember during my one week orientation at KU.

12/09/2025