Twese Clinic community health session

Building sustainable
health systems in
rural Burundi.

Twese Clinic delivers community-based primary care in Kabezi, Bujumbura Province, Burundi. Twese Labs develops affordable medical technologies designed for low-resource settings.

Twese Clinic
Twese Labs
5,000+
Patients Served
Kabezi, Burundi
2023
Operating since
Kabezi, Burundi
BIF 0
Average Cost to Patients
Free at point of care
Twese Clinic
Twese Clinic care delivery

Primary care built for rural communities

Twese Clinic operates a community-based primary care facility in Kabezi, Burundi, integrating preventive care, chronic disease management, and structured referral pathways, with free care for all patients.

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Twese Labs
Twese Labs field research
Active R&D

Low-cost medical technology for underserved settings

Twese Labs develops affordable diagnostic technologies grounded in real-world clinical experience, beginning with AccessMR, a low-field MRI initiative for resource-limited settings.

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Twese Clinic community health work
"Healthcare infrastructure is not a charity problem. It is an engineering and systems problem, one that demands rigorous design, measurement, and iteration."
01

Academic Collaborators

We partner with medical schools, public health programs, and research institutions for joint research, student placements, and co-authored publications.

02

Philanthropic Funders

We work with foundations and impact investors who prioritize measurable health outcomes and sustainable, community-grounded models of care.

03

Engineering Collaborators

Biomedical engineers, medical physicists, and embedded systems developers contributing to the AccessMR initiative and Twese Labs technology programs.

Presented at and recognized by

Harvard UniversityHarvard African Healthcare Conference
2nd Place Abstract 2026
AMSA — American Medical Student AssociationAMSA National Conference Honoree 2025
ISMRM — International Society for Magnetic Resonance in MedicineISMRM 2026

Interested in collaborating or supporting our work?

We are actively seeking academic partners, engineering collaborators, and philanthropic funders aligned with our mission to build sustainable health infrastructure in rural Burundi.