Strengthening biomedical engineering systems in sub-Saharan Africa: a repeated cross-sectional assessment of workshop readiness and medical device maintenance in NEST360-supported hospitals

John Wainaina, Christine Alexandra Bohne, George Banda, Vincent Ochieng, Charles Osuagwu, Elizabeth Ngowi, Hope David Peter, Georgia Jenkins, June Madete, Millicent Alooh, Annika Nambiar, Sara Liaghati, Morris Ogero, Rebecca Eliana Penzias, Danica Kumara, Lisa Ruth Hirschhorn, Zillah Maria Oden, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Unknown

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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.16.04270
Published: 2026-09-25
Container: Journal of Global Health
Publisher: International Society of Global Health
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@article{allodium:10.7189/jogh.16.04270,
  title = {Strengthening biomedical engineering systems in sub-Saharan Africa: a repeated cross-sectional assessment of workshop readiness and medical device maintenance in NEST360-supported hospitals},
  author = {John Wainaina and Christine Alexandra Bohne and George Banda and Vincent Ochieng and Charles Osuagwu and Elizabeth Ngowi and Hope David Peter and Georgia Jenkins and June Madete and Millicent Alooh and Annika Nambiar and Sara Liaghati and Morris Ogero and Rebecca Eliana Penzias and Danica Kumara and Lisa Ruth Hirschhorn and Zillah Maria Oden and Rebecca Richards-Kortum and Unknown},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Global Health},
  doi = {10.7189/jogh.16.04270},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.16.04270}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Strengthening biomedical engineering systems in sub-Saharan Africa: a repeated cross-sectional assessment of workshop readiness and medical device maintenance in NEST360-supported hospitals
AU  - John Wainaina
AU  - Christine Alexandra Bohne
AU  - George Banda
AU  - Vincent Ochieng
AU  - Charles Osuagwu
AU  - Elizabeth Ngowi
AU  - Hope David Peter
AU  - Georgia Jenkins
AU  - June Madete
AU  - Millicent Alooh
AU  - Annika Nambiar
AU  - Sara Liaghati
AU  - Morris Ogero
AU  - Rebecca Eliana Penzias
AU  - Danica Kumara
AU  - Lisa Ruth Hirschhorn
AU  - Zillah Maria Oden
AU  - Rebecca Richards-Kortum
AU  - Unknown
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Global Health
DO  - 10.7189/jogh.16.04270
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.16.04270
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Wainaina, J., Bohne, C. A., Banda, G., Ochieng, V., Osuagwu, C., Ngowi, E., Peter, H. D., Jenkins, G., Madete, J., Alooh, M., Nambiar, A., Liaghati, S., Ogero, M., Penzias, R. E., Kumara, D., Hirschhorn, L. R., Oden, Z. M., Richards-Kortum, R., & Unknown (2026). Strengthening biomedical engineering systems in sub-Saharan Africa: a repeated cross-sectional assessment of workshop readiness and medical device maintenance in NEST360-supported hospitals. Journal of Global Health. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.16.04270

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