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10 African nations most exposed to Trump’s health aid cuts
Business Insider Africa
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July 3, 2025
Newly released data shows how heavily African health systems rely on U.S. aid, raising serious concerns about the impact of abrupt funding cuts on public health across the continent. According to the Center for Global Development, the United...
Mercer team leads nutrition, health workshops during Uganda trip
Mercer Den
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July 3, 2025
A team of Mercerians collaborated with a Ugandan community to present workshops on topics that were important to them during a three-week trip in May. Dr. Natalie Bourdon, associate professor of anthropology and women’s and gender studies, and Dr....
NACORI deploys art to promote coffee growing in northern Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 3, 2025
Models showcase coffee seedlings on the runway. Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from the National Agricultural Research Organisation Coffee Research Institute (NACORI) have turned to art to market coffee growing in Northern Uganda....
From Hospital Chaos to AI Breakthrough: Intron Builds Africa’s Voice Tech Future
I Africa
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July 3, 2025
Born in the chaos of Nigeria’s overburdened hospitals, Intron is now one of Africa’s most promising voice AI startups – outperforming global tech giants like OpenAI, Google, and AWS in recognising African accents. Founded by Dr. Tobi Olatunji and...
Russia trains Ugandan medics to fight deadly epidemics
California Telegraph
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Moscows health watchdog has begun advanced courses in Kampala as part of health cooperation with Africa Russian health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has begun training Ugandan medical personnel as part of broader cooperation with African countries on...
Kiir’s Health Woes Unsettle South Sudan Politics
News Central TV
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July 3, 2025
As South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir returns from a 10-day trip abroad, officially billed as an economic mission, reports suggest he was undergoing medical tests—reviving longstanding concerns over the 73-year-old leader’s health and fuelling...
RDF outreach powers homes, delivers clean water, healthcare to thousands
The New Times
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July 3, 2025
Defence minister Juvenal Marizamunda listens as a Uganda People's Defence Forces officer explains the instalation of solar panels in rural homes in Kabazungu Cell, Musanze District, on Thursday, July 3. All photos courtesy of RDF
Pharma Live Expo: Gateway to future of pharma
Pharmabiz.com
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The third edition of Pharma Live Expo & Summit, premier event for the global pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medtech sectors, will bring together over 225 exhibitors and showcasing more than 12000 products and solutions. The expo will represent...
Manx charity given £100,000 grant to help people in Uganda
Manx
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Thursday, 3 July 2025 07:56 Ground Breaking ceremony on 15th January 2024. Picture: The Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann The Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann will use it to support construction of new dental and vision clinic there A Manx...
Uganda: The end of the runway? Kabalega airport fabled finish line
Zawya
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Uganda’s Kabalega International Airport (KIA) has featured in several budget and State of the Nation addresses, but it has remained at 95 percent completion, and the government now says that the facility will begin operations within the next...
Ugandan Youth-Led Initiative Illuminates Hope for Preterm Babies’ Vision at Kampala Symposium
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By David Mwanje A dynamic youth-led organization Ubora Foundation Africa, partnered with UK-based Eye Health Africa to host a transformative symposium. The event, a culmination of a 16-month project funded by The Tropical Health and Education...
5 killed, 6 injured in Ugandan military helicopter crash in Somalia
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA/MOGADISHU, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and six others injured when a Ugandan military helicopter crashed Wednesday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, according to a statement issued by the Ugandan military. The statement...
One non-profit is stepping in to meet the mental health needs of those displaced USAID workers
Federal News Network - Washington D.C.
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July 2, 2025
Terry Gerton I’m excited to hear what you’re working on there with StrongMinds in Uganda, especially with USAID. So could you start for us by describing the situation for USAID workers who were in Uganda and the challenges that they’ve been facing...
Iredell Health System welcomes inaugural class of internal medicine residents
North Iredell News - North Carolina
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July 1, 2025
Iredell Health System has announced the arrival of its first class of internal medicine residents. The program, approved for 21 residents over three years, will have each class consist of seven individuals. These residents began their clinical...
17 Charged with Terrorism for Vandalizing Uganda’s Power Grid
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 2, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA– Seventeen suspects, including Joseph Ssemanda, Emmanuel Kato, and Yasin Mutyaba, have been charged with terrorism in Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court for vandalizing electricity infrastructure across Uganda. The attacks,...
Uganda seeks billions in innovative financing to transform agrifood systems
Independent (Uganda)
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June 26, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Uganda is intensifying efforts to unlock critical investments and promote collaboration in its agrifood sector, recognizing that despite notable progress, significant funding gaps, coordination challenges,...
EU and WFP enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities in Uganda
World Food Programme
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KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 5 million from the European Union (EU) to support income-generating activities to enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities...
Anne Merriman, ‘mother of palliative care’ in Uganda, dies at 90
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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For Dr. Merriman, a former nun who would go on to expand palliative care in the developing world -- introducing a replicable, culturally flexible model of hospice to Africa, treating nearly 40,000 patients and training some 10,000 medical...
Five Feared Dead In Ugandan Military Helicopter Crash In Somalia
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kampala/Mogadishu, July 2 (IANS) The Ugandan military said Wednesday that one of its helicopters crashed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, with five of the eight people on board feared dead. Felix Kulayigye, spokesperson for the...
From Uganda to Michigan: Ernest Hausmann’s journey of football, faith, and giving back
Maize n Brew - Michigan
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July 2, 2025
On a cold, snowy January day in Columbus, Nebraska, 5-year-old Ernest Hausmann stepped onto U.S. soil for the very first time. He had just left Uganda for a better life in the United States. His arrival in America marked the end of a long and...