No Longer a Mystery...

By Dr. Udochi Precious Anosike

Surprisingly, most people still have some false myths and beliefs about some disease conditions, especially HIV/ AIDS in the rural areas. In this interesting play titled, NO LONGER A MYSTERY which is a fiction, the author addresses this challenge in a simple but didactic way. This problem in the land of Ndiaka, is it really the plague of the gods? Find out as you read on!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 8, 2011
• ISBN: 9781463446635

Dr. Udochi Precious Anosike

The multi- talented young lady, Dr. Udochi precious Anosike, is the author of this play - NO LONGER A MYSTERY. One of her books titled DOWN THE LANE, published in year 2001 is being used in Nigerian secondary school curriculum for Literature in English studies. Dr. Udochi Precious Anosike is a prolific writer, a medical doctor, a motivational speaker and an evangelist. She holds a bachelor in medicine and a bachelor in surgery degrees (MB;BS) from Abia State University. She also holds proficiency certificates in health, safety and environmental studies and chartered management. Her numerous great potentials, compassionate nature and positive lifestyles made her to attract many admirers. She is working with the Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia and also pursuing her master degree program in Public Health in Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States of America. Dr. Udochi Precious Anosike is the MD and Sole Proprietor of UDYP Christian hospital in Lagos, Nigeria and the Founder of Christs Global Movement. She is a native of Umukabia Ohuhu in Umuahia North L.G.A of Abia State, Nigeria.

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NO LONGER A MYSTERY…

DR. UDOCHI PRECIOUS ANOSIKE

[Author of Down the Lane].

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© 2011 by Udochi Precious Anosike. All rights reserved.

All rights reserved by the author. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording and information storage and retrieval system without the prior permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 12/05/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4634-4664-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4634-4663-5 (ebk)

Printed in the United States of America

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This book is printed on acid-free paper.

NB: THIS PLAY IS A FICTION.

Contents

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SYNOPSIS

CHARACTERS

ACT I

ACT II

ACT III

ACT IV

ACT V

AUTHOR’S CONTACT

GLOSSARY

MEANING OF SOME AFRICAN PROVERBS USED IN THE PLAY

DEDICATION

Dedicated to Lord God Almighty and also to my parents,

Sylvanus Onwuka Anosike and Stella Chinwe Anosike (Esq).

Finally, this book is dedicated to all my patients and is a source of encouragement to those having a health challenge in their lives.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I give the Almighty God the glory for my life and for being the source of my inspiration in my writing career, medical profession and ministerial work. In fact even in the midst of my very tight medical schedule, God’s Grace has really been sufficient for me which led to this published work.

I am very grateful to my late dad—Sylvanus Onwuka Anosike for his fatherly love, care and support to me. Dad, even in your absence, your special intellectual abilities spur us on.

I am indebted to my Mum, Mrs Stella Chinwe Anosike (Esq) for her lovely encouragement, sterling qualities, sweet care and support to me. Thanks so much mum, you are a rare gem.

I so much appreciate the lovely encouragement of my siblings—Barr. Kelechi Anosike, Uzochi Anosike, Engr. Emeka Anosike, my sister-inlaw, Mrs Osim Anosike, my nephew, Kelechi R. Anosike (Jr) and my neice, Chinwe Anosike. You all are just lovely.

Furthermore, I am immensely grateful to all my uncles and aunts who at one point in time or the other encouraged and supported me, more especially my sweet aunties—Dr. Mrs Nkennaya Oke and Dr. Mrs Nkeiru Onuekwusi for their admirable encouragement without forgetting the fatherly encouragement I received from Professor S. O. Igwe and also Mr. Ernest Ikemefule Anosike.

Coincidentally, same period I concluded the writing of this book was the period I got the good news of my admission into the best and the world leading School of Public Health—Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America for my Masters in Public Health Program.

Therefore, I will not fail to thank and extend my beautiful regards to the coordinators and academic Advisors of public health program in Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for their encouragement and advice.

I so much appreciate the encouragement I received from AuthorHouse publishing company in United States of America, which led to the publishing of this book. Therefore, I wish to thank all the staff of AuthorHouse who in one way or the other contributed to the successful publication of this book, especially Haley Go, Mary Alvarado, Erica Bay and Toni Lane.

My special thanks go to my lawyer, Barr. Isaac Okoh and all the staff of my publishing company—UDYP INT’L Company for always being there for me.

Furthermore, I want to use this medium to express my gratitude to the former Dean of students’ affairs of Abia State University, Dr. Chukwu Udensi for his usual encouragement and my regards also go to Chief James O. Chukwu for his encouragement.

Certainly, I will not fail to thank my first Publisher Mr. Ogbo Uduma, who encouraged me greatly during the period I was publishing my first novel DOWN THE LANE in the year, 2001. Your encouragement really inspired me so much, God bless you. My regards also goes to ATLAS prints for their usual encouragement.

I will not fail to acknowledge Dr. Ekeoma U. Ekeoma and also the former Honorable Commissioner for Ekiti State Civil Service Commission, Chief Samuel Adebayo Brown for their fatherly encouragement.

I appreciate the encouragement I received from my friends and colleagues in the Ministry of health of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United States of America, Nigeria and United Kingdom (UK). Thanks so much, I love you all.

My special thanks go to all the staff of my private hospital in Nigeria—UDYP Christian hospital, Surulere, Lagos, for their encouragement. You all are wonderful.

Finally, I send my beautiful regards to all the members of my ministry—Christ’s Global Movement for their lovely encouragement.

God bless you all.

DR. UDOCHI PRECIOUS ANOSIKE

SYNOPSIS

Surprisingly, most people still have some false myths and beliefs about some disease conditions, especially HIV/ AIDS in the rural areas. In this play entitled, NO LONGER A MYSTERY . . . , which is a fiction, the author addresses this challenge in a simple but didactic way.

Ndiaka is one of such rural communities which holds fast to her myths and beliefs thereby, making it difficult to enlighten the residents on their health challenge and the ways to combat them. Ndiaka is well known for their idol worship. They depend solely on their god known as Amali and consults him for advice and guidance through their chief priest before embarking on anything. Whatever their chief priest says is what they do, since he is the spokesman of their god.

Unfortunately, Ndiaka which is once blessed, suddenly begins to record high mortality and morbidity rate within the past few years and this becomes a nightmare to the people of