Makerere University Hospital Affiliations
1. Institutional Affiliations
i) Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS)
(Management oversight since 2017)
ii) Makerere University Biomedical Research Centre (MakBRC)
(Clinical trials support, e.g., CONAT study)
iii) Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI)
(Specialized lung health services/research)
iv) Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
(Collaboration on infectious disease management)
2. Government & Public Sector Partners
i) Ministry of Health, Uganda
(Grading exercise for "Specialized Teaching Hospital" status; regulatory compliance)
ii) Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Joint clinical trials, e.g., CONAT)
iii) Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)
*(Research collaborations, e.g., COVID-19 diagnostics)*
iv) Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute (NCRI)
*(UBV-01N drug trials)*
3. Academic & Research Collaborators
i) Busitema University
(Herbal formulation research for TazCoV)
ii) Kazire Health Products
(Vidicine herbal therapy trials)
iii) Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)
*(Research collaborations, e.g., COVID-19 diagnostics)*
4. International Partners & Funders
i) Wellcome Leap (USA)
(iTECH study on stillbirth prediction – $2.6M grant)
ii) Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS/THET, UK)
(Funding for SIAMS-IPC center of excellence)
iii) D-CYPHR Laboratory, Cape Town
(Olink proteomics technology partnership)
5. Staff & Student Associations
i) Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA)
ii) Makerere University Administrative Staff Association (MASA)
iii) National Union of Educational Institutions (NUEI)
(Representation on Health User Committee for staff health scheme)
6. Corporate & Technical Partners
i) Mindray Medical
(Laboratory equipment: Hematology/Chemistry analyzers)
ii) Olink Proteomics
(Africa’s 2nd Olink platform for biomarker research)