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Institutional Capacity

The people behind the human infrastructure.

We act as a neutral convener, bridging the gap between biomedical engineers, Ministries of Health, manufacturers, and academia,a trusted node that none of these actors can be for each other.

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A neutral convener building healthcare resilience.

Co-designing health technology management strategies, scaling biomedical networks, and generating ground-truth evidence.

HQ: NAIROBI, KENYA
Our Manifesto
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"At Uptime Alliance, we believe lasting impact comes from building strong systems, grounded in local leadership and powered by skilled people."

Phoebe Khagame, Director, Uptime Alliance

Leadership & Governance
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Amarpreet Rai

Advisory Board Member

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Gerry Douglas Headshot

Gerry Douglas

Advisory Board Member

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Timothy Mtonga Headshot

Timothy Mtonga

Advisory Board Member

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Phoebe Khagame Headshot

Phoebe Khagame

Director

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Lydia Njuguna Headshot

Lydia Njuguna

Partnerships Lead

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Douglas Kihoro Headshot

Douglas Kihoro

Communications Lead

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Christian Neumann

Development Lead

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Chimwemwe Tiyesi Headshot

Chimwemwe Tiyesi

Biomedical Engineer

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Victor Mzembe

Biomedical Engineer

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Lloyd Kayembe Headshot

Lloyd Kayembe

Biomedical Engineer

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Janet Douglas Headshot

Janet Douglas

Biomedical Engineer

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Emmanuel Chauya

Editorial Systems Manager

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Capital Efficiency

Stewardship and sustainability: How we deploy capital.

In an evolving global funding landscape that demands greater efficiency, we operate as an agile force multiplier. We use donor funds to generate baseline evidence and build scalable tools to expand knowledge exponentially.

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Generating Evidence

We use donor funds to generate evidence (like situational analyses) that allows governments to invest efficiently in workforce expansion.

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Building Capacity

We build scalable capacity tools (like the BME-Konza app) that expand knowledge exponentially across thousands of biomedical engineers.

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Leveraging Partnerships

We convene national leaders and co-finance programs with implementation groups like the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) and Touch Health, acting as a force multiplier.

Social Proof

Backed by the ecosystem.

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40 Aligned Partner Organizations

22

Agreements with Academic Institutions

6

Agreements with Ministries of Health

Ministry of Health Kenya Ministry of Health Malawi Ministry of Health Tanzania Ministry of Health Ethiopia Engineering Institution of Zambia Touch Health
Alliance Action

Let’s build the ecosystem together.

Partner with a team that ensures your global health investments actually protect lives.

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