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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jun 14

    Ugandan wins Africa prize for bloodless malaria testhttps://bbc.in/2sU4Yns 

    4:43 AM - 14 Jun 2018
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    • kingSam Don Stefan 🅥 Don't Touch Me Deborah Saint-Vil  🌊 🌊 Blessed Molly akyoubay ⸮ (◕ㅅ◕✿) 🇰🇪 Charol Fhidhel Kajja Timothy kashami
    44 replies 1,303 retweets 1,822 likes
      1. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jun 14

        Watch Shafik Sekitto, part of the team that invented the bloodless malaria test device, explain how it works:pic.twitter.com/P0EG4UAjci

        Ugandan inventor behind bloodless malaria test
        "We are making sure that you can test for malaria without having to draw blood" - Meet the Ugandan behind a "game-changing" invention to fight malaria.
        13 replies 336 retweets 376 likes
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      1.  🇿🇲 Pree_Me‏ @adriantphiri Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Idky I was searching for the word witchcraft in the headline. Ingenious 👏👏👏

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      1. Yonas Tegegn WOLDEMARIAM‏ @tegegny Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Congratulations Brian Gitta for winning the Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize #Uganda @MinofHealthUG @WHOUganda @malaria #Malaria

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      2. that_kyambogo_beb 😍‏ @Jhooey_ug Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @sekibash

        I can assure u its going to be stolen.....just like the HIV machinepic.twitter.com/Y1tMUa0wej

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. seki_Bash‏ @sekibash Jun 14
        Replying to @Jhooey_ug @BBCAfrica

        We shall try all our level bestpic.twitter.com/9aIIvPR5Ez

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Nsaikila M. N‏ @DonJasco Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @NkafuPolicyInst @CNN @cnni @VanesPee @WHO @foxnewshealth

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Ebasone KEWIR, MD ⚕️‏ @VanesPee Jun 14
        Replying to @DonJasco @BBCAfrica and

        Thanks Jasco this is amazing ✅

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      1. Somnath‏ @India_somnath Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Contact @ARanganathan72 @BBCWorld @BBCAfrica for his fight against malaria ,sadly our own media is not covering it @IndiaToday @republic @TOIIndiaNews

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      1. Ibn Rashad‏ @Citizen_Rashad Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @faridaShaibu

        siasem...wanna scientist for ghana just dey talk nkwasiasem. bravo uganda

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      2. EBabady, PhD‏ @EBabady Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @JulieMarieWolf

        How. Cool. Is. THIS!? No blood? @ParasiteGal... Check this out 😊!

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Emmanuel Sekimpi‏ @es9074 Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Congrats Brian Gitta

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      1. Anonymous‏ @Wangeci81 Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Amazing

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      1. Olive B. Lumonya‏ @LumonyaOlive Jun 16
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @ngopatcash

        We are proud of you ! The world needs more innovators like you to address the many health challenges

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      1. jeff g ayho‏ @ayho_g Jun 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @lmbabazi

        let em win for HIV also

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      1. Joshua.‏ @sethjoshua3 Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MableTwegumye

        Unfortunately He's not staying in Uganda.

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      1. Abdul Rasheed Ature‏ @AbdulAture Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Exquisite

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      1. Kirabira Hussein‏ @HusseinKirabira Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @talentafrica

        From Uganda, The Pearl of Africa. Congrats

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      1. Svan Ismail‏ @SvanIsmail Jun 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @talentafrica

        Congratulations you Riley make our country great!

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