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Neutral Convener & Evidence-Led Policy

Turn ground-truth data into national health policy.

We mobilize governments, regulators, and industry to develop standardized medical equipment management policies and secure budgets that protect health investments.

Malawi Stakeholder Convening
OCT 2024

National consensus reached with 15 key academic & MoH institutions.

Mandatory post-graduate engineering internship consensus signed. Baseline data mapped 90 facilities.

ALIGNMENT: 100% SECURED CO-DESIGNED SYSTEM
Systemic Reality

The data behind the invisible graveyard.

Healthcare depends on technology, but often lacks the systems to support it. Our situational analyses across 90 health facilities in 6 countries revealed a hidden gap in global health infrastructure.

50%

of medical equipment in sub-Saharan Africa is out of service at any given time.

75%

of sterilizers across 16 major Ethiopian hospitals were broken, increasing surgical infection risks.

33%

of 'working' oxygen concentrators produced non-therapeutic oxygen levels,a silent failure.

< 1

biomedical engineering staff available per hospital on average in several facilities across various countries.

Reducing Perceived Risk

Policy is the blueprint. See how we build it.

WORKFORCE POLICY MALAWI

Mandatory Post-Graduate Internships

The Problem

The 2024 situational analysis in several facilities across various countries found 0 structured postgraduate internship programs for clinical engineering.

The Impact

Uptime Alliance convened 31 leaders from 15 institutions, resulting in a national consensus and roadmap to institutionalize mandatory postgraduate internships.

BUDGET ADVOCACY KENYA

Co-Authoring KES 37B Oxygen Strategy

The Problem

National surveys indicated local oxygen production facilities met only 19% of estimated medical oxygen needs in several facilities across various countries.

The Impact

We contributed expertise to launch a KES 37 Billion (USD 285M) 5-year Medical Oxygen Roadmap to safeguard national health infrastructure in several facilities across various countries.

FACILITY IMPLEMENTATION TANZANIA

18-Month BOOST Bootcamps

The Problem

Workshops acted as "equipment graveyards" with 0% systematized record-keeping and a lack of tools.

The Impact

Through BOOST Bootcamps, facilities achieved 100% systematized maintenance record-keeping and moved from STEP-BME Stage 1.13 to 2.00.

Policy Intelligence

Base your national strategy on ground-truth data.

We have conducted comprehensive Situational Analyses across health facilities in the region to evaluate workforce capacity, infrastructure gaps, and true equipment functionality. Connect with our team to discuss our findings and explore strategic opportunities to collaborate and plug in.

Institutional Footprint

Backed by the ecosystem.

6

Agreements with Ministries of Health

22

Agreements with Academic Institutions

Ministry of Health Malawi Ministry of Health Kenya Build Health International Touch Health MUBAS University Jimma University
Alliance Action

Fund the engineer, not just the equipment.

Hardware drops fail without human infrastructure. We partner with donors to ensure dedicated maintenance budgets are built into every global health intervention.