Mr. Joe Kabukoba, Consultant Gynaecologist and Director of One Stop Clinic, has won a national awards from NESTA and a SMART award. The NESTA award came after a competitive process of hundreds of entrants and grants were awarded for worthy projects. Mr. Joe Kabukoba won a grant to develop and patent his invention of a stitching device  that will be used in keyhole surgery. (In 2003, he won a SMART award to further develop the Loop & Clip device).

Here is the extract from The Times on Monday, May 22, 2000.

'In the field of medicine, Dr Josaphat Kabukoba, a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, was awarded £32,000 to develop and patent his design for a stitching device that could be used in keyhole surgery. Dr Kabukoba hopes that the successful development of the device will encourage more doctors to offer keyhole procedures.'

by Kate Hill.

You can read Nesta's article about the awards here.

You can access the main One Stop Clinics website here