Friday August 22nd was the last working day for the team. We spent it visiting the neonatal clinic where the cpap device manufactured at Revital was in full use. We had the opportunity to witness first hand how this low cost minimal resource device impacted the mother’s and baby’s life. We then ended the day at ICRH’s (International Center for Reproductive Health) sex based violence clinic listening to the stories of women and children who had come to the clinic for medical c

Thursday August 21st the team drove to Kilifi to visit Revital Healthcare, Africas largest medical device manufacturer. We discussed previous low cost global health innovations like the neonatal CPAP machine and learned about the pathway to mass manufacturing and implementation. Supply chain and international medical manufacturing certification requirements were among the most interesting points of conversation. The head of regulatory affairs Dr. Akash Sharma led us through