More than 1,200 military personnel from the United States, Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,Tanzania, and Uganda are involved in the 10-day exercise that began Friday.

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Marking Malaria Day in Uganda, Health Minister Dr Crispus Kiyonga said about 70, 000 Ugandans die of malaria each year, half of them children under five.

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On the third day, Joseph will find himself in Tororo on the border of Kenya and Uganda.

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