About Us

Empowerment Through Knowledge

Registration

Official Name: Train Biomedics Initiative Uganda Org.
Registration Number: 80034687769305
Incorporated: 5th February 2024 under the Companies Act 2012
Registered Office: Kamukuzi, Ruharo, Kiyanja, Mbarara, Western Uganda

Who we are

Our Mission

To train and deploy competent biomedical engineers who repair, calibrate, service, install and standardize medical equipment in low-resource health facilities, while building local capacity among health workers.

Biomedical engineers supporting hospital equipment

Team installing medical equipment in a health facility

The future we are building

Our Vision

A Uganda where every health facility has functional medical equipment and skilled personnel to maintain it.

Where it began

Our Story

Train Biomedics Initiative Uganda Ltd. was founded in 2024 in response to a persistent challenge across Western Uganda: many health facilities had medical equipment that was broken, poorly maintained or left unused because the technical support needed to restore it was not readily available.

We saw an opportunity to connect biomedical engineering knowledge with the practical needs of hospitals. Our training-to-placement model, the Incubator Program, gives emerging engineers meaningful hands-on experience in real health facilities. Working alongside hospital teams, they learn to assess equipment, troubleshoot faults, carry out repairs, support installations and strengthen everyday maintenance practices.

This approach turns theory into real impact on the ground. Each placement helps an engineer grow in confidence while helping a facility improve equipment uptime, support its health workers and protect the quality of patient care. It is a shared learning process shaped by the realities of hospitals and the people who depend on them.

Our long-term goal is a Uganda where every health facility has functional medical equipment and skilled biomedical personnel who can maintain it. By investing in people, practical tools and lasting partnerships, we are building the local capacity needed for stronger, more resilient health systems.

Medical equipment delivered to a health facility

Our Team

The people behind Train Biomedics Initiative Uganda.

Leadership