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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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April 30 - Obstacles to cross
Today started bright and early again with the team headed back to Mulago Hospital after making edits to the instructions after...

Teja Sathi
Apr 30, 2024


April 29 - Monday at Mulago
Today was Day 1 of our usability study! We had an early start, quick breakfast, and headed to the Mulago Hospital pathology lab with our...

Teja Sathi
Apr 29, 2024


April 27 - 28 - Testing at teatime
Saturday consisted of testing the Ekyaalo Diagnostics system in the hallway of our accommodations. Once evening approached, the...

Teja Sathi
Apr 28, 2024


April 26 - FNAC slides in order and an UWOCASO lunch
Early this morning, I went back to Mulago Hospital to take inventory of the breast FNAC slides that our team had scanned previously and...

Teja Sathi
Apr 25, 2024


April 25 - Fighting jetlag and a meeting at Mulago
My energy from the previous evening took a hit this morning due to jetlag. At noon, I unpacked our technology and study materials and set...

Teja Sathi
Apr 24, 2024


April - May 2024: Ekyaalo Diagnostics' Field and User Testing
The team has returned to Uganda with the first MVP of our app. Over the next 2-3 weeks, we will be working with our teams in Mulago...
Teja Sathi
Apr 23, 2024


April 24 - Travel Day: Sim card and a snack
Teja here! I spent the last ~20 hours travelling from Washington D.C. to Entebbe, Uganda. After going through immigration and collecting...
Teja Sathi
Apr 23, 2024
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