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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>
Precious Baba(Birth Name: Precious Veronica Baba) born October 14th 1997 is a Ghanaian American Anti-Malaria and public health activist. She has a degree in criminal justice from the [[University of Massachusetts, Lowell Campus]] and a certificate in Law Enforcement from [[Quinsigamond Community College]]. She also studied for a masters degree in epidemiology at the [[University of Nebraska Medical Center]] but did not graduate.


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Precious Baba (Birth Name: Precious Veronica Baba) born October 14th 1997 is a Ghanaian American Malaria and Public Health activist. [1]She has a degree in criminal justice from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a certificate in Law Enforcement from Quinsigamond Community College. [2] [3]She also studied for a masters degree in epidemiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center but did not graduate. [4] 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. [5] [6] [7]. 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 [8] [9] [10] [11]New Vision Group, Nile Post, UG Standard, BBS Terefayina and Bukedde TV were among the media houses who covered this event. [12]

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  1. ^ EDITOR, JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC (2024-06-14). "Precious Baba: A Beacon of Hope in Uganda's Battle Against Malaria". UG Standard - Latest News. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  2. ^ Writer, Staff. "QCC Dean's List Fall 2018". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ Fortier, Bill. "Quinsigamond Community College grads 'deserve to be proud'". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ "Sisinkana mwana muwala Baba eyawaddeyo okutaasa obutonde bwensi - BBS TV". bbstv.ug. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ Reporter, NELSON MANDELA | PML Daily (2024-06-05). "American student cleans up Katanga slum in fight against malaria". PML Daily. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  6. ^ "Precious Baba Foundation kigogodde ekitundu kya Katanga okulwanyisa endwadde – abatalina mwasirizi badduukiriddwa". CBS FM. 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  7. ^ Writer, Guest (2024-05-14). "Malaria in Uganda: Challenges and Interventions in Katanga and Kirimanya communities". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  8. ^ admin, N. P. (2024-06-11). "Precious Baba Targets Uganda for Malaria Prevention Campaign". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  9. ^ "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". 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  10. ^ "American student in drive to end malaria in Uganda". Bukedde. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  11. ^ admin, N. P. (2024-06-16). "Uganda govt makes strides but cholera always still one bad water away". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  12. ^ "American student in drive to end malaria in Uganda". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-06-13.