Dar es Salaam, Feb. 24 -- Dear nephew Milambo

GREETINGS from this land where taking a bath is becoming a luxury.

My dear nephew, I hope by the grace of Limatunda you and your family are doing okay, and all the people in my beloved Ukumbisiganga.

I hope that your daughter is now feeling okay, because your aunt told me that a few days back she was experiencing high fever and a running stomach.

When your aunt told me about the symptoms, I consulted that doctor friend of mine, and he said the child might possibly be suffering from something called ‘Gastroenteritis, which he said is usually caused by a viral, bacterial, or parasitic infection.

He said the infection causes a combination of vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, fever...