''TABASAMU'' is a Swahili audio drama set in a fictional community, Dimanga. This 12 episode drama highlights the lives of the Dimanga community, their challenges following the Covid-19 pandemic and how they are adapting and coping with the new normal.
This program seeks to demystify the Covid-19 pandemic through public engagement allowing the community to get factual information from experts.
Each episode ends in a dilemma allowing a guest speaker, an expert, to provide factual information and answer listeners questions.
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On our season finale, the Dimanga community is having a celebration...Connie's baby is now 40 days old. The baby also got a vaccine immunization...Mzee Amani agrees that children vaccines like Polio have been saving lives since time immemorial. However, he doesn't trust the process of creating and administering the Covid-19 vaccine. Is it important for the community to trust scientists and research regulatory bodies (both national and international)?
28 May 2021
EP11: CHANJO INA DOA
Beka, being a matatu driver, he is a frontline worker and he wants to take the Covid-19 vaccine. He has heard rumours in Dimanga that the vaccine is likely to make him infertile. Should he take the jab and risk not getting children or should he avoid it and risk contracting Covid. What are the effects of the vaccine? Are these rumours?
28 May 2021
EP10: CORONA GANI HII
Cheupe strongly believes that when one person in the household contracts Covid-19, everyone else automatically gets it. She does not understand why Beka is the only one in Mzee Amani's house who contracted the virus. What kind of Covid is this? Why are some people infected by Covid-19 and others living in the same household don't get the virus?
27 Apr 2021
EP 9: BEKA ANA CORONA
Beka has contracted the Covid-19 virus. He went to hospital and was advised to manage the symptoms at home. His father Mzee Amani will hear none of this, he believes Covid-19 must be managed in hospital. Is it possible for a Covid-19 patient to receive home based care? How will his family take care of him? How effective is Home based care in managing Covid-19? What happens when his case deteriorates?
27 Apr 2021
EP 8: CHANJO
Waridi is ready to take the Covid-19 vaccine, being a community health volunteer she is a front liner who is at risk. Her husband Mzee Amani ,strongly opposes this, sighting his concerns over the vaccine. He feels it has been manufactured too fast, was not well researched and may be harmful to human beings.
How safe is this vaccine? Was the due process in ensuring vaccine safety followed? Is it harmful to human beings?
19 Mar 2021
TABASAMU TRAILER
Welcome to Tabasamu, a Swahili audio drama set in a fictional community Dimanga. The 12 part series of 7 minute episodes highlights the lives of the people of Dimanga, their challenges and highlights following the Covid-19 pandemic.
19 Mar 2021
Ep 7: MZEE AMANI ANASHUKU UTAFITI!
This episode's highlight is on safety in health research. Is health research safe for humans?
19 Mar 2021
Ep 6: WARIDI MASHAKANI
In this episode we highlight the importance of health research, especially during a pandemic.
19 Mar 2021
Ep 5: CORONA ITANIMALIZA!
With Covid-19, came economic strains that led to stress, depression and other mental health issues. This episode highlights the impact of Covid-19 on mental health.
19 Mar 2021
EP 4: YAMEMWAIKA, YATAZOLEKA?
Early pregnancy, school dropouts amongst young boys and girls are some of the major effects of Covid on school going children that we highlight in this episode. The impact of Covid-19 on school going children
19 Mar 2021
EP 3: CORONA MPYA
This episode highlighted the dilemma brought about by different strains and waves of Covid-19.
19 Mar 2021
EP 2: NI CORONA AMA MAFUA?
In this episode, we highlight the difference between flu and Covid-19 symptoms.
19 Mar 2021
EP 1: JE, CORONA IPO?
In this episode, Mzee Amani and his family are skeptical about Covid-19, they prefer to lead their lives as usual.
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