Ms.Nambogo Nuriat

Nuriat holds a Master’s Degree in Management Studies, a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management (DPPM), a Bachelors  Degree in Development Studies and a Certificate in Mastering Design Thinking from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is currently working as the Research and Grants Manager for the Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies Uganda (CAMTech Uganda)  at Mbarara University of Science and Technology where she heads the Innovation Support Office(ISO) and Coordinates the CAMTech Uganda Program. In her position, Nuriat mentors and teaches innovator teams research and grants aspects with an output of high-quality concepts and proposals, manages the see grant award process, among other responsibilities. She is a passionate innovator, a Co-Founder and CEO of MobiCare Uganda: a mobile-based application that links patients/caretakers to medical specialists to enable the request and scheduling of appointments. Nuriat has served as a member of the Innovations Select Board for the National ICT Initiatives Support Program (NIISP) under the Uganda Ministry of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance (MoICT & NG). She has served as a mentor, reviewer, and judge at different innovation-related competitions both at the national and international levels. She is happy to work in an environment that supports innovations as she practically contributes towards their mentorship.