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Uganda

1. Research for health – national priorities	5. Resources
2. Research for health – policies and governance	6. Country Background
3. Key Institutions	7. Country Reviewers
4. Research Financing and Partnership

1. Research for health – national priorities


	• Health Research Priorities (2005–2010). Health Research and Development. Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO)

2. Research for health – policies and
governance


	• Research Registration and Clearance Policy and Guidelines Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), March, 2007

	• Ministerial Policy Statement 2007/2008. By Hon. DR. Stephen Mallinga, MP. Minister of Health. Ministry oh Health, 2007 *this document will be available soon*

	• National Guidelines for Health Research involving Humans as Research Participants Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) Kampala, Uganda, March 2007

	• Ministerial Policy Statement 2006/2007 By Hon. DR. Stephen Malinga, MP. Minister of Health. Ministry of Health, 2006. *this document will be available soon*

	• Annual Health Sector Performance Report. Financial Year 2005/2006, Ministry oh Health 2006. *this document will be available soon*

	• National Health Policy (1999)

3. Key Institutions


•	Government	Hon. Dr. Stephen Mallinga Minister of Health Ministry of Health P.O. 8 Entebbe Uganda Web:http://www.health.go.ug/
•	Research Councils	• Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development) PO Box 6884 256 Kampala Uganda Dr. Peter Ndemere Executive Secretary Tel:+256-414-250 499 Fax:+256-414-234 579 Email:uncst@starcom.co.ug Web:http://www.uncst.co.ug • Uganda National Health Research Organisation (UNHRO) c/o Ministry of Health Plot 2 Berkeley Lane PO Box 465 Entebbe Uganda Professor Raphael Owor Director Tel:+256 41 321766 Fax: +256 41 321766 Email:info@health.go.ug Web:http://www.health.go.ug • Uganda National Academy of Sciences c/o Uganda National Council for Science and Technology PO Box 23911 Kampala Uganda Professor P. E. Mugambi Chairperson Tel:+256 41 540092 Fax:+256 41 530134 Web:http://www.unas.or.ug/
•	Academic Institutions and Research Institutions (non-profit)	• The Uganda Virus Research Institute Plot 1, Nakiwogo Road P.O. Box 49, Entebbe Tel:+256 - 41 - 320385/6 Fax:+256 - 41 - 320483 E-mail:arbovir@infocom.co.ug • Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) P.O. Box 49, Entebbe Uganda Tel:+256 41 320272/320042 Fax:+256 41 321137 • The Uganda Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Laboratories Wandegeya P.O. Box 4864, Kampala Uganda Tel:+256 - 41 - 250488 E-mail:nkmubiru@ncrl.go.ug • The Uganda Trypanasomiasis Research Organization Liri- Tororo P.O. Box 96, Tororo Uganda Tel:+256 045 45050 Fax:+256 045 45052 • Joint Clinical Research Centre Ring Road Plot 893 - Butikiro House P.O. Box 10005, Kampala Uganda Tel:+ 256 - 41 - 270622/270283 Fax:+256 - 41 - 342632 E-mail:JCRC@starcom.co.ug/JCRC@afsaf.com • Uganda Cancer Institute Mulago Hospital P.O. Box 3935, Kampala Uganda Tel:+ 256 - 41 - 540410 Fax:+256 - 41 – 532282 E-mail:cwru@imul.com • Centre for Basic Research 15 Baskervilla Avenue, Kololo, Kampala P.O. Box 9863, Kampala Uganda Tel:+256 041 - 231228/342987 Fax: +256 041 - 235413 E-mail:cbr@cbr_ug.org Web:http://www.cbr-ug.org/ • Institute of Public Health Makerere University New Mulago Hospital Complex P. O. Box 7072 Kampala, Uganda. Tel:+256-41-543872, Fax: +256-41-531807 E-mail:iphdir@iph.ac.ug Web:http://www.iph.ac.ug/index.html • Makerere University, Faculty of Medicine P.O. Box 7072, Kampala Uganda Tel: +256 41 530 020 Fax: +256 41 530 022 Web:http://www.makerere.ac.ug/ • Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara Uganda Tel:+256 485 207 82 / 86 Fax: +256 485 213 73 / 458 207 82 E-mail:mustmed@infocom.co.ug Web:http://www.must.ac.ug/ • Infectious Diseases Institute Mulago Hospital Complex P.O.Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda Tel:+256-41-307000, +256-312-307000 Fax: +256-41-307290, +256-312-307290 E-mail:office@idi.co.ug Ms. Pauline Nabunya Research Coordinator (Makerere University) Tel:+256-41-307226/ +256-31-31-307226 E-mail:pnabunya@idi.co.ug
•	Civil Society Organisations / NGOs	*Update in progress*
•	Private Research Institutions (for profit)	*Update in progress*
•	Other	*Update in progress*

4. Research Financing and Partnership


•	Internal funding
•	External funding

5. Resources


•	Health Systems 20/20

•	Assessing the Efficacy of Health Research as a Development Strategy in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. NYU Wagner – COHRED Capstone Project, 2006

•	Data for health research planning and development in Uganda Learning brief 2002/2 2002

•	Essential National Health Research in Uganda A case study of progress and challenges in implementing the ENHR strategy,Geneva 2000

•	Research into Action, Issue 22 COHRED's Newsletter, Geneva, 2000

•	An Analysis of Institutions doing Health Research in Uganda –Year 2000. August 2000. Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO).

•	Community Participation in Essential National Health Research Process Uganda's experience, 1999

•	Identifying capacities: country analysis Ghana and Uganda 1999

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6. Country Background


•	WHO
•	World Bank
•	Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA )
•	CIA

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Last updated: 26 May, 2008