Many horrible things have happened in our
lives day in and out. Death and sickness might be part of our lives, but we are
all afraid because of our lives are in a continual wander. Our souls are
searching through the myriad spheres of earth. Life is full of problems.
When Princess Diana died in a horrible
accident, the entire universe came to a standstill. Everybody wondered.
Questions were asked, and most of which never got any response to them. Every
day in our little corners, we experience death. We lose loved one due to
illnesses that could not be accounted for. We lose our princesses and princes.
Maria de Lolo, an HIV positive young,
intelligent and vibrant woman from Uvira in DRC died of an unknown illness
carried through by an insect that lives in a thick rainy forest. Her death came as a relief to some local
authority as she was a thorn in the flesh - criticising them on the grounds of
poor health conditions, corruption and maladministration. As she was born in
the royal family, she had been opposed to their style of leadership.
However, many poor villagers cried over
her death. Eric Katula, Coordinator of the Uvira Yetu, an NGO that takes care
of the sick and homeless, said “tulipotesa leader wetu. tusaidiyane batu na
batu” (we have lost a leader. It time to stand up and help ourselves).
To lose a great visionary in the stature
of Maria de Lolo is painful and has to stop. Maria has been a pillar of
strength for the poor of the poorest in DRC.
Therefore, government, medical researchers, donors and philanthropists
should speed up the process of identifying and supplying drugs to deal with
many dangerous illnesses in the tropical region of Africa.
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