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Welcome to our team's blog! Read on for updates on our investigations, in-country field visits, and other parts of our journey.
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May 10 - Census day - last day in Uganda
Today was my last day in Uganda and I felt the business of the last weeks catch up to me. It was the day of the national census in the...
Teja Sathi
May 10, 2024
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May 9 - Wrapped up testing!
Today, we we met with Dr. Kalungi in the hospital to give him an summary of how the testing went in Mbarara and Mulago the week before....
Teja Sathi
May 9, 2024
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May 8 - Jogging underneath Jacarandas
Quick post today, since it was a travel day. We left Mbarara early, but not before I was able to squeeze in a jog with a friend. We ran...
Teja Sathi
May 8, 2024
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May 7 - Last full day in Mbarara
Dan and I went to the hospital bright and early, but unfortunately were not able to have any users test on this day. Instead, we took...
Teja Sathi
May 7, 2024
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May 6 - Rukiga and Rice, Dan the Man
(Read to the end for a pineapple cameo!) Today was the first full day testing in Mbarara's pathology lab and we had a whopping 11 users...
Teja Sathi
May 6, 2024
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May 5 - A working Sunday and next week's prep
On my first morning in Mbarara, I headed to the hospital early on this Sunday and met with Habert and Dr. Mitala. I reviewed the protocol...
Teja Sathi
May 5, 2024
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May 4 - Rainy Run and Travel to Mbarara
On this Saturday, I had plans to play tennis with a friend in the Makerere University grounds. After arriving however, it started to...
Teja Sathi
May 4, 2024
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May 3 - Last Full Day at Mulago
Today, we returned to the hospital and had an intermittently-productive day getting feedback from users currently pursuing their...

Teja Sathi
May 4, 2024
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May 2 - A Productive Day with the Dream Team
After spending the holiday the day before away from the hospital, we were back and ready for a productive day in Mulago. And we did...
Teja Sathi
May 2, 2024
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May 1 - Public holiday spent innovating for an affordable, culturally sensitive, and and accessible breast prosthesis with UWOCASO and Makerere BME
Today was Labor Day in Uganda - a public holiday - so we were not able to conduct our study at the hospital. Instead, Kim Hwang, Dan, and...

Teja Sathi
May 1, 2024
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