On Sunday August 3rd the team enjoyed some adventure sport excursions with the @white_nile_rafting_ltd White water rafting and Nile river tubing. They took great care of us with several safety’s in canoes to help at any moment. They fed us well and took some amazing pictures and videos!! What an experience🤩🚣🏾‍♀️🌊

Saturday August 2nd the team relaxed caught up on some much needed rest and enjoyed a dinner sitting beside the Nile river. The team also went out in the evening and got a taste of nightlife in Jinja, Uganda. 💃🏾🕺🏾🪩

Friday August 1st the team had a late night that extended into the early morning. With the goal to demo our prototype during our morning appointment with the pathologist at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (level 6) the team worked in the night to try to fix the power supply and reassemble the prototypes. The electrician we met the night before was able to fix the power supply and help the team reconnect the wiring. This was an instrumental assist. We then went to the hospita

July 31st the team traveled 2.5 hours from Kampal to Jinja. While in Jinja we visited Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. The team interviewed a pathologist, a cytotechnologist, a laboratory manager and a surgeon. We gained insights into how healthcare is managed in rural low resource hospitals. While on this journey a biomedical engineering student from Makerere University named Joel joined us and engaged in the interview process as well. In the evening the team began assembli

Today we visted Mulago National Hospital which is a top level 7 healthcare facility where the majority of the pathologists are stationed.🏥🔬🧫 We spoke with a few of our key stakeholders who have been invested in Ekkaylo diagnostics since 2023. We had the opportunity to interview pathologists and cytotechnologists as we listened intently to understand the bottlenecks and barriers to care for breast cancer in Uganda. We also had the opportunity to talk with 2 women about the

After a day and a half of travel — 12 hours to Doha, Qatar, then 5 more to Entebbe, Uganda — we’ve finally arrived in Kampala! 🙌🏾✈️ We’re safe, in good spirits, and feeling grateful. Bonus: we shared our first flight with the TB team heading to India and had some great conversations along the way. 🌍💬 #JourneyToKampala #TravelUpdate #OnMission