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“The more you #sweat in #peacetime , the #less you #bleed in #wartime ~Dr Umesh Shaligram, SII exec direc of research & devpt

- #Stockpile #vaccines that can be rapidly adapted to fight new pathogens
- Have #facilities_primed #to_manufacture such new shots

https://bit.ly/3wXWi2Y

09:45 AM - Mar 12, 2024

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Unfortunately, the undeterred #wetland #encroachment in #uganda , enabled by those who should be protecting the “national bird, is #worse than in #kenya , with its more #stringent #wildlife #conservation efforts…Soon, We’ll instead be visiting zoos abroad to see the #crane

https://bit.ly/3OPCq8x

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Grey crowned cranes stare at extinction as wetlands shrink | Nation

Some people have also converted wetlands into homes, displacing the birds and other organisms that are using swamps as their habitat

06:11 AM - Feb 19, 2024

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#Observational study (n=2279) by #MSF shows for the #1stTime #1dose of #rVSVΔG_ZEBOV_GP #ring_vaccination , the #only #Ebola vaccine #recommended for use #during an #epidemic , can #halve #mortality among #people #infected Underscoring its impact on #both #infection & #mortality https://bit.ly/42GotiY

10:16 AM - Feb 09, 2024

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As of wk ending Dec 9 2023, the last wk of complete data, in #US there were 1,614 #deaths from #COVID vs 163 weekly deaths from #flu ( #CDC ). The last 4 wks of complete data show avg of ~1500 weekly Covid deaths..& folks still think this is “#only just like the #flu” ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

02:28 AM - Jan 11, 2024 (Edited)

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“Most #universities in SS #Africa region have specific developmental goals that need to be achieved becoz these’re linked to devpt goals of country or region. These issues are what need to be taken account of when #ranking the universities in area” #2023 https://www.timeshighereducation.

05:42 PM - Dec 24, 2023

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While 93% of countries have established national action plans to fight #AMR , only 24% report “effective implementation” of those plans—& only 10% are financed...

Fighting AMR will require “cross-sectoral collaboration,” involving full buy-in from #agric , #food , #health & #pharma sectors

01:23 PM - Nov 21, 2023

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#ElNiño is currently purring along in #tropical #Pacific . #ModelExpectations are it will continue thru spring, with 75-85% chance it’ll become a #stronger event. #Uganda’s assault encroachment on #wetlands & #channels mean #its #impact won’t go #unnoticed as already evident #NOAA

08:14 PM - Oct 20, 2023

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Unfortunately, in some #African countries there has been a #trend to #transform already meager #Business , #Technical #Vocational #Training #Centers into #Universities despite their greater impact as #alternatives👉🏿eg : this #ArchewellFoundation supported initiative #marcylabschool

03:39 AM - Oct 11, 2023

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#How to #deal with #naysayers when you are #busy trying to achieve with your goals - #Use_THEM as #CHARCOAL in #YOUR #GOALS stove… #Coco #CoriGuaff

01:07 PM - Sep 10, 2023

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“…Even with a collective of experts, #scientific_advice is #Never #Static . This is precisely how #science should proceed, as #self_correction is a #vital #Hallmark of #scientific_endeavor…”

https://www.theguardian.co...

02:30 PM - Aug 30, 2023

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We’ve “Royals” based on a colonial past & then #REALROYALs based on a #Better #Future :

"If it wasn't for #PrinceHarry & #PrinceSeeiso , many of the #children that we are supporting wouldn't be #AliveToday . That's a fact."–Nthabeleng Lephoto, TouchingTinyLivesFoundation
#Sentebale

02:21 PM - Aug 13, 2023

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This is #Local #will_desire #lacking in #other_sectors : #Wakaliwood is more than a #production #House ; it’s a spirit of ragtag moviemaking born from #pure_desire to #Create . Founded 2005 by writer-director #IsaacNabwana based in #Wakaliga #Uganda #RekindleLocalResourcefullness https://nyti.ms/46DE6s

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‘Once Upon a Time in Uganda’ Review: When Ragtag Met Rambo - The New York Times

A new documentary tells how a Ugandan filmmaker and an American producer have reshaped African cinema.

04:32 PM - Jul 09, 2023 (Edited)

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#ali proclaimed, “Archie Moore must fall in 4,” & duly ko’d him out in the 4th

Today, forecasters say #ai will either #enslave or #liberate us but #prediction_history suggests we’ve little in knowing who’ll be correct beyond mainly attempting to exert influence on others

 https://bit.ly/3PdjSQn

07:26 AM - Jun 16, 2023

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#African countries are excitably rushing to become #mineral_based economies while others that’ve long been so like #Botswana recognize that with our #population_demographics our #most_sustainable comparative advantage is leveraging as #knowledge_based ones https://youtu.be/UuuWF-vWm...

10:10 AM - Jun 03, 2023

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My #Time_lapse #satellite Imagery from 2021 leading to & past the collapse of #Katonga_Bridge in May 2023 showing #wetland , #Ecological & #river changes around #river #Katonga #bridge (#Uganda) #preparedness #satelliteImagery #PlanetStories

https://bit.ly/3qeMj66

#SurprisesAreNeverSoSurprising

05:06 PM - May 28, 2023

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Which emphasizes need for #constant #OneHealth_surveillance wrt to #All #potential_bat_caves & #nearby_primates , #bat_fruits , #communities & esp. #miners etc In line with #phylogeny this cave was #human_inaccessible , the #Uganda #Python cave & #Kitaka lead/gold #Mine were

https://bit.ly/3o8G7vL

03:12 AM - May 17, 2023

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#Largest #biomedical_research complex in the #southern_hemisphere officially opened in #South_Africa .

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“…if you can #characterize the #pathogen , you can develop the #Diagnostics , you can develop the #therapeutics and you can develop a #vaccine ...”

https://www.nature.com/art...

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New biomedical research facility to advance African health science

Largest biomedical research complex in the southern hemisphere officially opened in South Africa.

03:58 PM - May 09, 2023

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#GPT -#/PaLM LLMs will increase productivity elsewhere albeit with even more #hallucination & poor #wheelbarrow like use in #Africa owing to a dire lack of #relevant #continent_specific training #corpus_data , #contextual RLHF #labelers + #models able to access the more common non-textual information

04:20 PM - Mar 28, 2023

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“…#Criticism or questions are often #silenced , but even more frequently #just_actively_ignored . When the push comes to shove, #tokenistic #engagement #processes are often #set_up to #keep_people_busy , until they realize processes are just tokenistic…” ~ #KatriBertram ( ఠ ͟ʖ ఠ) https://bit.ly/3FUT1Dh

07:33 AM - Mar 25, 2023

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New research suggests #new_tests may be #needed to #detect #Asymptomatic #tuberculosis given that ~25% of people with infectious #TB may never develop symptoms & some may recover, but before then #still #transmit #TB to others & keep the #loop_going 🦠🔬 https://bit.ly/3FUT1Dh

07:07 AM - Mar 25, 2023

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So do we really need #hard_hats in #construction_sites ? Why not #experiment #ourselves ⚆ _ ⚆

04:51 AM - Mar 25, 2023

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