Begumisa Stephen

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

The problem with coming up to fight bad governance in Uganda is that many people will look at it as your exclusive responsibility to do so. They’ll then sit aside and start theoretically analysing and criticising your efforts - what you are doing right or not. While they are affected by the same problems you are fighting, it is not their primary duty to do anything about the problems beyond playing like linesmen and disinterested scholars. Even under harsh political environments, they’ll call you weak and mock you for being beaten by a system you should be joining hands to face. That is how even those who try end up quietly withdrawing.

My attitude is to respect, support and encourage those who try to do what I can’t do but that I find necessary to be done. Let everyone add what they can, not just feeling entitled to being saved by another perfect person.

[Global Schistosomiasis Alliance @elimin8schisto]

Today's #ISNTDConnect unpacks findings from a landmark trial in Uganda comparing PZQ dosing regimens, and discuss the urgent need & practical steps to include this age group in treatment strategies.

[ICTC @TrachomaControl]

Senegal has been validated by @WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. It is the 9th country in the WHO African Region and the 25th country globally to achieve this milestone. Congratulations Senegal!
https://t.co/2HTVaGzaUy

[Winters Muttamba @winterzie]

JOY UNCONFINED! Graduated with a PhD from @univofstandrews Deepest gratitude to my supervisors @SabiitiwWilber @bernieaohare @vibhoreco & Andy Ramsey, @brucekirenga for the mentorship & endless opportunities to grow, family, friends, colleagues at @Lung_Institute & @ICER_Global

[Begumisa Stephen @Bestephen84]

@winterzie @univofstandrews @SabiitiwWilber @bernieaohare @vibhoreco @brucekirenga @Lung_Institute @ICER_Global @rkalyes1 @Infection_StAnd @StAndMedicine @Jackynakabira @Zahranamuli @MWayengera @PbyakikaPauline @ProfIbingira @firmie83 @MakerereCHS Congratulations, Dr. Winters

[ICTC @TrachomaControl]

Trachoma is targeted for global elimination as a public health problem by 2030. See below for a new study that demonstrates a robust approach for using trachoma serosurveys to guide elimination program decisions.
https://t.co/gq5DP2r8bg

[Begumisa Stephen @Bestephen84]

@AIwithGhotai .

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

WATCH: A grieving family in Nakuwadde Bbira-Lubanyi in Wakiso District is stranded with the body of a 95-year-old woman, Maria Thereza Nakibuuka, due to an unresolved land dispute with some leaders of the Catholic Church. Mr Richard Luswata Musajjakaawa, the head of Nyonyi Namungoona Clan, says Nakibuuka took the title to Nakulabye Catholic Parish 10 years ago for safe custody, but they were surprised to learn that it was transferred from her name into the church's. However, Rev Fr Richard Ssajjabi, the chief executive officer of Kampala Archdiocese Land Board, said
Nakibuuka donated the land measuring 1.4 acres to the Legion of Mary, a Catholic lay organisation in the church.

#MonitorUpdates

🎥 Noeline Nabukenya

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Belgian canaries look like The Beatles! 😂

[RTI fights NTDs @RTIfightsNTDs]

Hot off the press: Journalist's Guide to Reporting on NTDs

This tool provides journalists & health communicators with info + resources to accurately report on NTDs, which raises awareness, combats misinformation, and shapes policymaking. Check it out👉 https://t.co/4mo7utFUBZ

[RTI fights NTDs @RTIfightsNTDs]

Curious how One Health intersects with health systems strengthening to eliminate NTDs? At #HSR2024, hear Uganda’s experience optimizing the health of humans and animals through an integrated approach, presented by @USAIDGH Act to End NTDs | East’s @JoyceAchan1. #beatNTDs

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

👋LSHTM is offering 15 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for some of our distance learning Master's programmes beginning in October 2024.

Each scholarship covers full tuition fees 🧑‍🎓📚

Apply by 28 March 2024✍️

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[RTI fights NTDs @RTIfightsNTDs]

Happening now 📢

District teams in Uganda are gathering for the roll out of a new domestic resource mobilization tool to help districts mobilize & efficiently utilize financing to support #beatntds efforts & ensure adequate coverage of NTD services @results4dev @MinofHealthUG

[RTI fights NTDs @RTIfightsNTDs]

Our team in Uganda decided to join the #WorldNTDChallenge from @CombatNTDs! Together we can #UniteActEliminate neglected tropical diseases #beatntds

[Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero @JaneRuth_Aceng]

I was honored to join communities in Pakwach District to commemorate World Neglected Tropical Disease under the theme “Unite, Act, Eliminate” which emphasizes collective action and collaboration to address NTDs.

[Ainebyoona Emmanuel (CIPR) @ainbyoo]

Currenetly attending a training on #NTDs organised by @MinofHealthUG and @RTIfightsNTDs for journalists and districts communication officers at Golf Course Hotel. The training is meant to equip the participants with information and skills to report about NTDs in Uganda

[Sharone Lisa @SLisaBackers]

Happy to be part of this training for communication of journalists on #beatNTDS in Uganda. Thanks to ⁦@MinofHealthUG⁩, ⁦@RTIfightsNTDs⁩ and ⁦@ainbyoo⁩!

[LondonNTDResearch @NTDResearch]

‘Schistosomiasis hotspot’ is used to describe spatial heterogeneity in infection prevalence, intensity, and morbidity. New @NTDResearch proposes modifications to the definition of a persistent hotspot based on literature and shareholder interviews. https://t.co/6bCB6e3QDK

[RTI fights NTDs @RTIfightsNTDs]

We’re back for our next panel - Making #NTDs history: Innovating to Address Key Challenges with @molliverstravel @SLisaBackers @ActNTDsWest and more

[Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs @COR_NTD]

@COR_NTD is pleased to announce the recipients of six grants for operational research on tailored endgame strategies for persistent and recrudescent active trachoma. The first featured awardee is Fikreab Kebede. Read more: https://t.co/at7cLc4VPc @USAIDGH @gatesfoundation