SOTA Equipment — Keeping Surgery Running

Remote assessments and capacity building for biomedical technicians and equipment readiness.

Try the Assessment Tool • Translate the Tool

About

Launching an online Biomedical Technicians Assessment Tool to evaluate technicians and equipment condition, enabling better maintenance planning and surgical safety.

Challenge: Poor equipment maintenance and undertrained technicians reduce surgical safety.

Beneficiaries: Patients, technicians, hospitals, health systems.

Current Projects

• Rollout and localization of the assessment tool
• Data collection to inform procurement and training
• Technician capacity building rounds

2026 Milestones

• Widespread adoption by G4 members
• Two rounds of capacity building guided by assessment data
• Integration into procurement and NSOAP planning

How We Invest Your Support

Translate the assessment tool into additional languages.

Partners

ReSurge International, Ohana One, IGPC (Oxygen plant maintenance projects)

Visuals / Assets

Upcoming Events

Tool launch webinars and training sessions

Contacts & Social

Chair(s): Keith Miles, Paul Rohling

#EquipmentReady #BiomedicalTech #SurgicalSafety

CTAs

• Use the assessment tool at your partner sites
• Sponsor translation or training