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Aug 19, 2023 No Comment President Yoweri Museveni has pledged government funding to scientific innovators, saying it is the role of the government to avail them of enough money without delay. He said

Aug 19, 2023

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President Yoweri Museveni has pledged government funding to scientific innovators, saying it is the role of the government to avail them of enough money without delay.

He said he was impressed with a group of innovators from Mbarara University, led by Keith Richard Kwagala who were involved in electronic innovations and came up with a gadget that monitors the blood clot in the body.

Mary Nuwamanya from AVSI Uganda explains to President Yoweri Museveni how they grow mushrooms.

After touring the stalls during celebrations to mark the international youth day at Kigezi High School playground in Kabale town on Friday l, August 18, 2023.

The President said he was happy to interface with various innovators and processing including those involved in processing honey, juice from sugarcane, processing and preserving meat (omukalo) and the MakaPads from Mityana who make sanitary pads from papyrus, as well as Agro Potato Initiative, among others.

resident Yoweri Museveni signing the Uganda-UN Joint Adolescents and youth Program at Kabale. Looking on are Elsie Attafuah, the UNDP Country Representative (second right) and the UN Women country Representatuve, Dr. Paulina Chiwangu.

The president pledged that he would develop a bamboo project in Rwampara to make paper and save the country over $200m spent on imported paper.

He encouraged youth to embrace BPO or Business Processing Outsourcing which can give them employment with companies abroad.

He also wants the youth to focus on the knowledge economy saying there were government experts making strides in innovations including the National Agricultural Research Organisation where experts have just discovered a tick vaccine, which the government was rolling out.

President Yoweri Museveni in a group photo with youth leaders from Kabale district and David Bahati, the area NRM chairman and state minister for industry. Right is Tadeo taremwa, the district Youth Council chairperson and Brendah Kiconco (second right)

Others, he said were engaged in electric cars and batteries. He asked Ugandans to embrace the pathogenic economy.

Heart warning device:

Keith Richard Kwagalais is a Biomedical engineering student at Mbarara University.

His innovation is Primitivus a portable diagnostic device that utilizes advanced acoustic signal analysis to detect the early warning signs of the major causes of ischemic stroke and heart conditions.

President Museveni talking to exhibitors from Agro Potato Initiative who grow cabbages and other crops

This bridges the gap of the lack of constant monitoring for high-risk patients so that patients do not succumb to abrupt deaths and major attacks because warning signs are missed.

The device will also be used for fast triaging in hospitals for stroke and cardiovascular risk assessment given we have 60 cardiologists serving millions of Ugandans.

President Yoweri Museveni in a group picture with the United Nations officials after signing of the Uganda UN Joint Adolescents and Youth Programme as part of the celebrations to mark the International Youth Day in Kabale.

To ensure that the technology remains Ugandan owned, they are pursuing an international patent.

This technology is developed by Novitas Diagnostics Ltd, a biomedical solutions company started by a multidisciplinary team of students at Mbarara University including a medical doctor Anano Hilda, Kibande Steven, Muhumuza Sidney, and Collins Atwiine.

Pupils from Grace Villa Girls Sanctuary perform at the President Yoweri Museveni inspecting parade by the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda Prisons at the International Youth Day celebrations at Kigezi High Schol Playground.

Dr. Johnes Obungoloch the dean is part of the team and Dr. Barigye Celestine the hospital director of Mbarara Hospital has interacted with the device in its development and recommends its novelty. Primitivus is poised to revolutionize healthcare.

Keith is also CEO of Novitas Diagnostics.

Supporters cheer President Yoweri Museveni after inspecting parade by the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda Prisons at the International Youth Day celebrations at Kigezi High Schol Playground.

Primitivus has attracted various investment from Kenya including Villgro Africa and international grants including VC4A and locally with Youth Startup Academy Uganda and continue to seek the necessary support to make Primitivus help against stroke. Keith and the team are most grateful for the support the President of the Republic of Uganda has promised to give to Primitivus and Novitas Diagnostics Limited.

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