Emergency C-19 Response
Lead Research Organisation:
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Technical Summary
The MRC is pleased to confirm additional capital funding for the MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Research Unit Uganda up to the value of £27,000 to support the Centres important work on COVID-19.
This exceptional award is being made in recognition of the fact that research will be critical in overcoming this epidemic.
This exceptional award is being made in recognition of the fact that research will be critical in overcoming this epidemic.
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ORCID iD |
| Description | Collaboration with Ministry of Health |
| Organisation | Ministry of Health, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Generation of SARS CoV2 sequence data, policy on vaccine usage |
| Collaborator Contribution | Generation of SARS CoV2 sequence data, policy on vaccine usage |
| Impact | Publications, policy |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Collaborationwith the Ministry of Health on Research on emerging and re-emeging infections |
| Organisation | Ministry of Health, Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We are conducting surveillance studies for new and re-ermerging viruses. We look for funding, collaborations and conduct some of the studies locally |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Ministry of Health Departments offer the environment to work in different surveillance sites and some epidemiological expertise |
| Impact | Publications, policies, and valuable samples |
| Start Year | 2016 |