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{{Short description|Malaria activist}}
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Precious Baba (Birth Name: Precious Veronica Baba) born October 14th 1997 is a Ghanaian American Malaria and Public Health activist. <ref>{{Cite web |last=EDITOR |first=JAVIRA SSEBWAMI {{!}} PUBLIC |date=2024-06-14 |title=Precious Baba: A Beacon of Hope in Uganda's Battle Against Malaria |url=https://www.ugstandard.com/precious-baba-a-beacon-of-hope-in-ugandas-battle-against-malaria/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=UG Standard - Latest News |language=en-US}}</ref>She has a degree in criminal justice from the [[University of Massachusetts Lowell]] and a certificate in Law Enforcement from [[Quinsigamond Community College]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |title=QCC Dean's List Fall 2018 |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/education/campus/2019/01/09/education-notes-qcc-deans-list-fall-2018/6350071007/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Fortier |first=Bill |title=Quinsigamond Community College grads 'deserve to be proud' |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/east-valley/2019/05/23/quinsigamond-community-college-grads-deserve-to-be-proud/5076237007/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref>She also studied for a masters degree in epidemiology at the [[University of Nebraska Medical Center]] but did not graduate. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sisinkana mwana muwala Baba eyawaddeyo okutaasa obutonde bwensi - BBS TV |url=https://bbstv.ug/blog/read/sisinkana-mwana-muwala-baba-eyawaddeyo-okutaasa-obutonde-bwensi |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=bbstv.ug}}</ref> On the 27th and 28th of May 2024, she organized a cleanup exercise in collaboration with the [[Kampala Capital City Authority]] in the Busia and Kimwanyi zones of the [[Katanga]] community to tackle the malaria epidemic in the country. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=NELSON MANDELA {{!}} PML Daily |date=2024-06-05 |title=American student cleans up Katanga slum in fight against malaria |url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2024/06/american-student-cleans-up-katanga-slum-in-fight-against-malaria.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=PML Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-27 |title=Precious Baba Foundation kigogodde ekitundu kya Katanga okulwanyisa endwadde – abatalina mwasirizi badduukiriddwa |url=https://cbsfm.ug/precious-baba-foundation-kigogodde-ekitundu-kya-katanga-okulwanyisa-endwadde-abatalina-mwasirizi-badduukiriddwa/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=CBS FM |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Guest |date=2024-05-14 |title=Malaria in Uganda: Challenges and Interventions in Katanga and Kirimanya communities |url=https://eagle.co.ug/2024/05/14/malaria-in-uganda-challenges-and-interventions-in-katanga-and-kirimanya-communities/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Eagle Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>. She donated mosquito nets, repellents, clothes and sanitary pads to the inhabitants of the slum. The event was covered by numerous media outlets, including [[Bukedde TV]], [[New Vision]], [[PML Daily]], [[Observer newspaper]], [[Top TV]], [[Salt TV]] and [[CBS FM Buganda]]. On June 7th 2024, she organized yet another cleanup exercise in the [[zana]] and [[Kirimanyaga]] communities of Uganda with community leaders and the students of [[Zana parents school]] targeting malaria and cholera hotspots in the community <ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |first=N. P. |date=2024-06-11 |title=Precious Baba Targets Uganda for Malaria Prevention Campaign |url=https://nilepost.co.ug/news/203179/precious-baba-targets-uganda-for-malaria-prevention-campaign |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Nilepost News |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-11 |title=Precious Baba, a dedicated public health advocate has launched a significant malaria prevention campaign in Uganda, a country heavily affected by this disease – BigEye.UG |url=https://bigeye.ug/precious-baba-a-dedicated-public-health-advocate-has-launched-a-significant-malaria-prevention-campaign-in-uganda-a-country-heavily-affected-by-this-disease/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=American student in drive to end malaria in Uganda |url=https://www.bukedde.co.ug/articledetails/NV_189680 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Bukedde |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |first=N. P. |date=2024-06-16 |title=Uganda govt makes strides but cholera always still one bad water away |url=https://nilepost.co.ug/opinions/203763/uganda-govt-makes-strides-but-cholera-always-still-one-bad-water-away |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Nilepost News |language=en}}</ref>[[New Vision Group]], [[Nile Post]], [[UG Standard]], [[BBS Terefayina]] and [[Bukedde TV]] were among the media houses who covered this event. <ref>{{Cite web |title=American student in drive to end malaria in Uganda |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_189680 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=New Vision |language=en}}</ref>
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