Cohort 4
Business & Entrepreneurship
Sheillah Bagayana Mutetire
Cohort 4
Business & Entrepreneurship
Central Region
District / Location
Kampala
Sector / Industry
Good Health and Well-being, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure,
Portfolio / Website
Leadership Story
Biography & Impact
Sheillah holds a biomedical engineering degree from Makerere University and a certificate in managing
Innovation for Global Health from Karolinska Institutet. She is the Managing Director at Shishi International, a
start-up advancing medical device manufacturing in Uganda, supported by multiple organizations including the
United States Development Fund and Makerere University Biomedical Research Centre. A passionate advocate
for health technology in low-resource settings, Sheillah is an MIT bio-entrepreneurship fellow, a recipient of the
Commonwealth Professional Award, and a mentor for women in science and enterprise.
Innovation for Global Health from Karolinska Institutet. She is the Managing Director at Shishi International, a
start-up advancing medical device manufacturing in Uganda, supported by multiple organizations including the
United States Development Fund and Makerere University Biomedical Research Centre. A passionate advocate
for health technology in low-resource settings, Sheillah is an MIT bio-entrepreneurship fellow, a recipient of the
Commonwealth Professional Award, and a mentor for women in science and enterprise.