EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 1H 7M
1 in 3 adults in Kampala has hypertension - Dr. Francis Xavier Kasujja
from ON Uganda Podcast. · host Aggie Patricia Turwomwe
Someone in your family has it. You just don't know yet.1 in 3 adults in Kampala has high blood pressure right now. Diabetes has doubled in 10 years. And the patients living with it? Some of them told our guest, a world-class researcher, that they wish they had HIV instead.Because at least HIV has care.In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Francis Xavier Kasujja, Public Health Researcher at MRC UVRI and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine — a man who has spent 15 years quietly doing the work that is reshaping how Uganda treats its sickest people. His research has been published twice in The Lancet, the most prestigious medical journal in the world. And his findings helped change government health policy.But he didn't come here to talk about accolades.He came to tell you the truth.In this conversation, you'll discover;🔴 Why patients with diabetes say they'd rather have HIV 🔴 The silent epidemic hiding in 1 in 3 Kampala adults 🔴 How a Rolex — yes, that Rolex — is one of Uganda's biggest health hazards 🔴 The groundbreaking research that is moving healthcare from hospitals into your community 🔴 Why Uganda's entire health system was built for diseases we've already beaten 🔴 The brutal truth about the pain you are choosing every single dayThis is not a comfortable conversation. It was never meant to be.Because the people you love, your mother, your uncle, your colleague who seems just fine — they may already be carrying something that our system is not equipped to treat. And the window to change that is closing. This episode will make you rethink everything — what you eat, how you move, and what it really means to take care of yourself in Uganda today. For the Patriots- the young, ambitious Ugandans who refuse to sit on the sidelines while this country writes its next chapter. If that's you, you're in the right place.✅ Subscribe so you never miss a conversation that could change your trajectory. This channel exists to bring you the thinkers, doers and builders shaping Uganda's future, and we're just getting started.🔔 Hit the bell. We drop new episodes every week.📲 Share this with that one friend who needs to hear it.💬 Drop your most shocking takeaway in the comments, we read every one.if you believe Uganda 2040 starts with YOU being well enough to build it. Because, If you're not alive and thriving, we're not getting there.📲 CONNECT WITH Francis on X and LinkedIn 📲 CONNECT WITH US: ON Uganda Podcast - Deep conversations about the sectors driving our economy Instagram: @onugandapodcast LinkedIn @onuganda WhatsApp +25678537996. Hosted by Aggie Patricia Turwomwe | Communication Strategist starting conversations that move Uganda into a thriving middle class economy. The Podcast on Uganda — building the middle class economy, one conversation at a time.
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Someone in your family has it. You just don't know yet.1 in 3 adults in Kampala has high blood pressure right now. Diabetes has doubled in 10 years. And the patients living with it? Some of them told our guest, a world-class researcher, that they wish they had HIV instead.Because at least HIV has care.In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Francis Xavier Kasujja, Public Health Researcher at MRC UVRI and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine — a man who has spent 15 years quietly doing the work that is reshaping how Uganda treats its sickest people. His research has been published twice in The Lancet, the most prestigious medical journal in the world. And his findings helped change government health policy.But he didn't come here to talk about accolades.He came to tell you the truth.In this conversation, you'll discover;🔴 Why patients with diabetes say they'd rather have HIV 🔴 The silent epidemic hiding in 1 in 3 Kampala adults 🔴 How a Rolex — yes, that Rolex — is one of Uganda's biggest health hazards 🔴 The groundbreaking research that is moving healthcare from hospitals into your community 🔴 Why Uganda's entire health system was built for diseases we've already beaten 🔴 The brutal truth about the pain you are choosing every single dayThis is not a comfortable conversation. It was never meant to be.Because the people you love, your mother, your uncle, your colleague who seems just fine — they may already be carrying something that our system is not equipped to treat. And the window to change that is closing. This episode will make you rethink everything — what you eat, how you move, and what it really means to take care of yourself in Uganda today. For the Patriots- the young, ambitious Ugandans who refuse to sit on the sidelines while this country writes its next chapter. If that's you, you're in the right place.✅ Subscribe so you never miss a conversation that could change your trajectory. This channel exists to bring you the thinkers, doers and builders shaping Uganda's future, and we're just getting started.🔔 Hit the bell. We drop new episodes every week.📲 Share this with that one friend who needs to hear it.💬 Drop your most shocking takeaway in the comments, we read every one.if you believe Uganda 2040 starts with YOU being well enough to build it. Because, If you're not alive and thriving, we're not getting there.📲 CONNECT WITH Francis on X and LinkedIn 📲 CONNECT WITH US: ON Uganda Podcast - Deep conversations about the sectors driving our economy Instagram: @onugandapodcast LinkedIn @onuganda WhatsApp +25678537996. Hosted by Aggie Patricia Turwomwe | Communication Strategist starting conversations that move Uganda into a thriving middle class economy. The Podcast on Uganda — building the middle class economy, one conversation at a time.
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