YELP Fellow · Class of 2018

Dr. Prosper Ahimbisibwe

Medical Doctor & Healthcare Entrepreneur

MSCAN Uganda / Kangaroo Plus

🇺🇬Uganda

Distinguished Fellow · Africa Champions Network

I aspire to contribute and create a healthier and prosperous Africa, rooted in the self-determination and dignity of its people, especially the African mothers. The time is now for concerted action.

— Dr. Prosper Ahimbisibwe, YELP 2018

Dr. Prosper Ahimbisibwe is a medical doctor and healthcare entrepreneur with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Makerere University. He is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MSCAN Uganda and CEO of Kangaroo Plus, both MedTech innovations focused on improving maternal and neonatal health in resource-limited settings. MSCAN develops portable ultrasound devices that connect to mobile phones or laptops to help detect risk factors of maternal mortality, while Kangaroo Plus is a neonatal jacket designed to support thermal care for preterm and low birth weight babies through maternal contact.

He is an award-winning innovator, having received the Ministry of Health Uganda's Heroes in Health Award for Innovator of the Year in 2020. Dr. Ahimbisibwe is also an Acumen Fellow (East Africa, 2023), a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum's Kampala Hub, and a Young Emerging Leaders Project Fellow with the LéO Africa Institute (YELP Class of 2018). His work sits at the intersection of clinical medicine, innovation, and social entrepreneurship, with a strong focus on scalable solutions to improve health outcomes for mothers and new-borns.

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