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New Vision Podcast
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The Malaria Podcast: Science fiction
1w ago00:15:15Tap to summarizeEvery year around 600,000 people die from Malaria. Most of them are children under five years old. The Malaria Podcast is a three-part series made by science journalist Olivia Ndubuisi exploring the past, present and future of Malaria.In this final episode, focused on the future, Olivia sits with scientists here in Entebbe, where these young people are exploring the science fiction idea that the mosquito that causes Malaria can be genetically modified to not be able to transmit and give you Malaria.
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The Malaria Podcast: Why current interventions are failing
1w ago00:20:29Tap to summarizeIf you’re African, it means that you are very familiar with Malaria. It also means you may have started to notice some differences in your experience of the disease. For example, you may have heard people say insecticides that used to work no longer kill mosquitoes, or maybe you know someone who had to go to the hospital because the medicines they used to take did not work? How can we explain that? And if that is truly the case, is there anyone working to understand what is going on? In this second episode of The Malaria Podcast, Olivia Ndubuisi travels from New York City to Harvard University in Boston and then to Uganda to speak with the scientists racing to understand why current interventions are failing and find solutions to get ahead of what is still one of the world’s oldest diseases.
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The Malaria Podcast: Chloroquine
2w ago00:16:41Tap to summarizeMalaria is a big issue for countries like Uganda. It kills over 600,000 people every year and the most affected are children who are under five years old.There are efforts to combat the disease, and, in this series, we find out if it’s working and hear from Ugandan scientists who are fighting for us to win the war against mosquitoes in particular and malaria in general. In this episode, science journalist Olivia Ndubuisi goes on a journey to understand why a drug that used to treat malaria stopped working.
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Kapchorwa tragedy: How 20 pupils died in a bus crash
3w ago00:11:38Tap to summarizeA school trip to Sipi Falls has ended in tragedy after a road crash in Kapchorwa claims the lives of 20 pupils from King David Junior School Ndejje.
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Can AI be too emotional? China introduces new regulations [Beijing Chronicles]
3w ago00:07:24Tap to summarizeChina has rolled out a set of regulations to curb dependency on AI-powered companion bots.
Transcribe →Citizen scientists protecting Bwindi through birdwatching
3w ago00:12:21Tap to summarizeToday, we journey into the misty forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a global biodiversity hotspot that is home to 10 of Uganda's 26 globally threatened bird species. But this is more than a story about rare birds. It's about young people transforming their lives through birdwatching, becoming citizen scientists, protecting one of Africa's most treasured forests, and proving that conservation can create opportunity.
Transcribe →Septic tank murder: The Brenda Karamuzi case [Part 2: The investigation and prosecution]
4w ago00:12:37Tap to summarizeA disturbing courtroom exhibit. A hoe displayed as the alleged murder weapon. A young woman found hidden in a septic tank. In this episode of New Vision CSI: Crime Stories, we revisit the Brenda Karamuzi case. (PART 2)
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Septic tank murder: The Brenda Karamuzi case [Part 1: The Disappearance]
Jul 100:10:24Tap to summarizeA disturbing courtroom exhibit. A hoe displayed as the alleged murder weapon. A young woman found hidden in a septic tank. In this episode of New Vision CSI: Crime Stories, we revisit the Brenda Karamuzi case. (PART 1)
Transcribe →Child’s head at Parliament: Where is the missing file? [New Vision CSI: Crime Stories]
Jul 100:10:49Tap to summarizeIn September 2020, security officers intercepted a young man carrying a human head to Parliament. The severed human head allegedly belonged to three-year-old Faith Kyamagero. Five years later, Kyamagero’s Masaka family is seeking answers about their murdered child. In this second episode of a two-part series, New Vision undercover journalist brings you an investigation into the case of the head at Parliament.
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Where is the man who carried a child’s head to Parliament? [New Vision CSI: Crime Stories]
Jun 2500:05:44Tap to summarizeIn September 2020, security officers intercepted a young man carrying a human head to Parliament. The severed human head allegedly belonged to three-year-old Faith Kyamagero. Five years later, Kyamagero’s Masaka family is seeking answers about their murdered child. In this first episode of a two-part series, New Vision undercover journalist brings you an investigation into the case of the head at Parliament.
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