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@ACCESS_UG @chris_chemist11 @ChefKarim02 @DrOribaDan @NutritionistKD @rkalyes1 @SemitalaFred @ECOWARRIORSS @TauckFamilyFdn Well-done Team👊👊

Yesterday, through our GO GREEN Initiative, we advanced environmental sustainability while strengthening our health outreach-reminding communities that climate and health move hand in hand. A cleaner environment means healthier families, stronger livelihoods, and a safer future.

@ACCESS_UG @Project_Kollekt @AKasingye @chris_chemist11 @ChefKarim02 @DrOribaDan @rkalyes1 @SemitalaFred @ECOWARRIORSS @NutritionistKD Well done Team 👏

Yesterday, we had the privilege of visiting @Project_Kollekt , champions in waste management and environmental innovation. This year, our goal is to strengthen climate-smart solutions through recycling, waste management, and community empowerment for a greener Uganda.

Climate denial isn’t just ignorance—it’s dangerous misinformation. From “it’s a hoax” to “it’s just the sun,” these claims collapse under basic science. The truth? Human activity is driving rapid change, and vulnerable communities are paying the price first. Listen to science. Act with urgency. The cost of denial is far greater than the cost of action.

An insightful session today where I shared how climate change is no longer just an environmental issue...it is a public health crisis. It is already affecting how people breathe, eat, and survive, from malnutrition and malaria to COPD and even kidney disease driven by heat stress. In many communities, the greatest burden falls on those with the least resources, where limited healthcare turns preventable conditions into life-threatening ones. I also highlighted how climate change is deepening inequality, pushing families toward harmful coping strategies like charcoal burning...damaging both the environment and human health. But there is hope. Communities are already leading solutions through clean energy, tree planting, safe water practices, and local innovation. Listen for more insights and real-life experiences from the discussion-because achieving “Health for All” means protecting both people and the environment. @GCCMobility @LSHTM_Planet @chris_chemist11 @violin4all @MrMatthewTodd @alexatweme @pmagn @UNFCCC @WHO @UNICEF @ClimateDad77 @OlumideIDOWU @ClimateWed @theGCF @Greenisamissio1

I’ll be speaking today on “Health for All: Bridging Gaps in a Changing World” as part of the #ClimateWednesday series hosted by the International Climate Change Development Initiative Africa 🌍 🕕 6:00 PM (BST) Join the conversation on climate & health. x.com/i/spaces/1mkgn… @ClimateWed @chris_chemist11

Climate change is not just about melting ice or distant oceans. It is about a mother struggling to breathe during a heatwave. It is about a child coughing through the night when smoke fills the air. When the planet heats up, our lungs feel it first. And the poorest families feel it worst. When rains come violently, tiny particles rise into the air and trigger asthma attacks. When pollen seasons grow longer, children miss school because they cannot stop sneezing or wheezing. When wildfires burn, smoke travels far - entering homes, classrooms, and clinics. What begins in the atmosphere ends in our hospitals. And here is the truth: every breath has an economic cost. Families spend savings on inhalers instead of school fees. Health centers stretch limited supplies. Governments spend more treating preventable illness than investing in prevention. Climate change is quietly draining our economies through our lungs. But this story can change. Investing in clean energy, tree planting, waste management, and sustainable agriculture is not charity - it is health insurance. It is prevention. It is economic wisdom. Every dollar invested in environmental sustainability saves lives and reduces future medical costs. If we protect the air, we protect our children. If we finance sustainability, we finance survival. Climate action is not an environmental luxury - it is a public health necessity. @AbiluTangwa @Greenisamissio1 @ClimateDad77 @UNEP

Europe is being urged to prepare for 3°C of global heating. This isn’t just a European problem -extreme heat, floods, and storms in wealthy nations will trickle down, affecting developing countries through food insecurity, migration, and economic shocks. Cities, infrastructure, and communities must be made climate-resilient. Flood defenses, drought-proof systems, and early warning networks are urgent. Adaptation in Europe reduces the ripple effects that hit vulnerable nations hardest. Countries must coordinate globally. Europe’s actions (or inaction) set the tone for the rest of the world. Wealthy nations have a moral responsibility to support climate adaptation in developing countries, through knowledge sharing, finance, and technology transfer. Governments, businesses, and citizens must act boldly now. Every euro invested in resilience and global solidarity saves lives, protects economies, and secures our shared future. We call on all nations: plan, adapt, and support each other - because climate knows no borders... @AbiluTangwa @Greenisamissio1 @Eco365SI

In Africa, it starts with smoke rising from engines and factories, a silent enemy we cannot see but we breathe every day. Fossil fuels power our cities, our cars, our industries .... yet air pollution kills over 1.1 million Africans every year, mostly from dirty energy sources. That’s not politics .... that’s breath, lungs, and life. Then the skies change. Heat builds, rains delay, and storms arrive without warning. The land whispers warnings: failed harvests, dried rivers, dying livestock. From Accra to Kampala, from Nairobi to Lagos, climate change becomes a daily headline, not a distant theory. For our farmers, it’s not climate science .... it’s food or hunger, hope or despair. And when the harvest fails, the people feel it. Maize becomes expensive, beans become scarce, and families skip meals so children can eat. Across Africa, over 280 million people face food insecurity, not because they are weak, but because the climate is wounded. Hunger becomes the echo of environmental harm. At home, energy becomes a battle of survival. Millions live in energy poverty....dark nights, cold homes, smoke-filled kitchens. Over 900 million Africans cook with charcoal or firewood, breathing toxic smoke that damages lungs and hearts. We do not call it pollution....we call it daily life. On the roads, the story continues. Cars crowd the highways while pedestrians breathe exhaust and walk long distances. Pollution fills the air, idleness weakens bodies, and slowly, non-communicable diseases rise..... hypertension, diabetes, heart disease ...quietly stealing futures. Our hospitals treat the symptoms, while fossil fuels cause the disease. And in the end, the trickle becomes a flood. Fossil fuels destabilize our climate, poison our air, raise our costs, weaken our bodies, and break our fields. The victims are not statistics ... they are mothers, farmers, boda riders, schoolchildren, newborns. Africa did not create this crisis, yet Africa carries one of the heaviest burdens. If you care about Africa’s future, you must care about clean energy, healthy cities, strong food systems, and a stable climate. Our survival is tied to the air we breathe, the land that feeds us, and the energy that powers our dreams. @AbiluTangwa @alexatweme @LindaEvelyn_N

A child born today will experience climate change as a constant force shaping their health, education and wellbeing. The impacts don’t happen in isolation -they create a trickle-down effect across their entire development: Prenatal: Extreme heat & poor air quality increase risks of low birth weight and preterm delivery. This leads to vulnerable infants with weaker immunity. Infancy: Babies struggle to regulate temperature, raising heat illness risk. Floods & unsafe water increase infections.Early infections weaken growth and development. Childhood: Poor air quality contributes to long-term lung problems and repeated asthma attacks. Outdoor climate shifts spread vector diseases.Sick children miss school and struggle academically. Adolescence: Climate disasters cause trauma, anxiety, and disrupt schooling, sports & recreation. This affects life skills, confidence, and future opportunities. Climate change is not a future scenario -it’s a developmental challenge shaping the next generation from womb to adulthood. Protecting children means acting on climate today-through resilient health systems, clean air policies, and safe environments. @AbiluTangwa @alexatweme

@kafeeromj @ACCESS_UG @ChefKarim02 @AKasingye @SamsonMKasumba @DrOribaDan @dr_katumwa @dr_RaymondM @CelestinoGutirr @SemitalaFred @AineShaKa Wow! What a take from a single photo! The key message is that there is time for everything. The second is that the type of car one drives has different expenses but largely serves the same purpose of moving you from point A to point Z. Unless you're a businessman or politician!

@rkalyes1 @ACCESS_UG @ChefKarim02 @AKasingye @SamsonMKasumba @DrOribaDan @dr_katumwa @dr_RaymondM @CelestinoGutirr @SemitalaFred @AineShaKa This car was a touching symbol of your humility, a reminder of how your greatness was always intertwined with your down-to-earth nature. It brings a wave of sadness to think about how such a simple thing could embody the essence of someone so remarkable. 😥😥😥

@JBKizehe @MinofHealthUG @rkalyes1 @ChefKarim02 @danielkama @aidscommission @ncdalliance @dr_evenakato Congratulations

My dad was my hero, strong, admired, and unstoppable. Then diabetes struck. His strength vanished. NCDs turned the man who raised us into fading memories. #GlobalNCDForum2025 isn’t a trophy. It’s my weapon. I fight for him. For us. #NCDs linkedin.com/posts/john-bos…

@dhone311 @ignatiuskmusazi 😂😂😂okitegera

@ignatiuskmusazi Am happy for you bro. You always helped us even in high school with "abirungo for lunch " God bless you bro. And you got this

Central/Buganda Region NRM Youth Delegates, Voting is next month during the NRM National Delegates Conference (August 22-25, 2025). I present myself as a sacrifice to this generation for intentional leadership.

@rkalyes1 @TouroUniversity @ACCESS_UG @SemitalaFred @JBKizehe @ChefKarim02 @ASNM39971 @DrOribaDan @kafeeromj @NewtonAllan6 @Makerere_Medics @brucekirenga @EstherloyKatali It was a Pleasure having you around

🔥 It was heart warming to meet the medical students from @TouroUniversity visiting @ACCESS_UG & #NakasekeHospital @alyc3059

@rkalyes1 @ACCESS_UG The team @ACCESS_UG owes you alot

🔥 I am very honored to be part of @ACCESS_UG . 👇 Thank you for this wonderful tribute!

My grandfather, my bloodline.

@francis_isano Rest In Peace Saad

Saad Shot's body has left Mulago Mortuary for his ancestral home in Kazo District, where he will be laid to rest tomorrow. Go well, Saad.🕊💔

@ACCESS_UG @rkalyes1 @ChefKarim02 @27Jipman @DianaAtwine Jajja Teacher🤗 Her dedication and Passion for teaching have been truly impactful and leaving a lasting legacy

Meet Madam Nanono Aisha, a dedicated teacher with nearly 28 years of service. Her passion for nurturing our preschool children is truly inspiring and worthy of recognition. Thank you for shaping young minds with love and care.

@ignatiuskmusazi @m_nabakka Phamily🥰🤩

Family binds us all.

#RobertKalyesubula, a trailblazer in nephrology and a passionate advocate for health equity. As the founder of #ACCESS Read More -tinyurl.com/3pp5t8dw #InsightsSuccess #HealthcareLeader #RobertKalyesubula #Nephrology #HealthEquity #ACCESS #HealthcareForAll #MedicalInnovation