Barcelona/Brussels, October 6, 2024: Kampala-based med-tech company MamaOpe Medicals, along with its co-founder and CEO Olivia Koburongo, has been honoured with the 2024 Wholistic World Innovation Trophy. This prestigious global award, which recognises technological and social innovations that sustainably improve societies, was presented during the DEXTForce Festival in Barcelona. The award ceremony took place at the renowned Casa Llotja del Mar, where the laureate and a new art piece by internationally acclaimed Belgian-German artist Ulrike Bolenz were unveiled to the public.
In the Jury Board’s statement, they remarked: “MamaOpe Medicals, founded in 2015 and based in Uganda, is a device and software company that develops innovative solutions to improve access to quality healthcare in low-resource settings, giving people a fair chance at life. The company’s mission is to bridge the gap in detecting and managing respiratory infections using simple, intuitive digital tools. For these reasons, the Trophy’s jury unanimously decided to award the 2024 Wholistic World Innovation Trophy to MamaOpe Medicals, its CEO Olivia Koburongo, and the founding team.”
Upon receiving the award, Olivia Koburongo expressed her gratitude: “Thank you very much for this incredible honour. Receiving this Trophy for our efforts to innovate the healthcare system is truly humbling. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported me along this journey—my family, my team, and all those who have been part of our collective effort.”
Dieter Brockmeyer, co-founder and Director of Innovation at the Diplomatic World Institute, as well as the initiator and curator of the Trophy, added: “In our fourth year, we not only had our first laureate from Africa, but for the first time, all the shortlisted nominees were med-tech companies. This is a new experience for us, but more importantly, it highlights the enormous potential of Africa, with two out of the three finalists coming from the continent.”
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