SRF at Progress Workshop hosted by the KeySuite and LeVe CPAP projects

On the 22nd of August 2024 a team from Soar Research Foundation was privileged to attend a Progress Workshop hosted by the KeySuite and LeVe CPAP projects at Golden Tulip Hotel Kampala.
The workshop theme was: Landscaping Medical Devices Regulatory Processes for Uganda to Support Local Innovation, Production, and Translation."

The workshop brought together key stakeholders, industry experts, regulatory authorities, and innovators to discuss on how to collaborate on enhancing Uganda's medical devices regulatory landscape.
Opening remarks were given by Dr. Robert Ssekitoleko (Lecturer and Head of Biomedical Engineering at College of Health Sciences, Makerere University)

Updates on groundbreaking projects such as the KeySuite (a gasless laparoscopic surgery kit) and the LeVe CPAP (a device ensuring continuous airflow for patients with respiratory difficulties) were shared.

Brian Matovu (Project Manager at Makerere University Biomedical Research Center     explaining the LeVe CPAP operation with Kato Hussein Wabbi (technical assistant on the KeySuite project)

A team of young innovators interacting with Dr. Atwine Daniel (ED-Soar Research Foundation) after the conference.

Left to right:  Dr. Atwine Daniel (Executive Director-SRF), Dr. Robert Ssekitoleko (Lecturer and Head of Biomedical Engineering at College of Health Sciences, Makerere University), Ms. Caroline Birungi (Regulatory officer at SRF).

The LeVe CPAP 

Dr. Atwine Daniel (ED- SRF) and Mrs. Bagayana Sheila (Managing Director at ShiShi International)