TY - JOUR
T1 - An assessment of Makerere University College of Health Sciences
T2 - Optimizing health research capacity to meet Ugandas priorities
AU - Nankinga, Ziadah
AU - Kutyabami, Paul
AU - Kibuule, Dan
AU - Kalyango, Joan
AU - Groves, Sara L
AU - Bollinger, Robert C.
AU - Obua, Celestino
N1 - Funding Information:
over half of all grant money identified. Other grant sponsors included the African Malaria Network Trust, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Canadian International Development Agency, Carnegie Corporation, Department for International Development, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership, the Ford Foundation, the Millennium Science Initiative , Netherlands Directorate-General for Development Cooperation, Norwegian Agency for Development, Pfizer, the Rockefeller Foundation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). MakCHS academic staffs were identified as Principal Investigators (PIs) for only 22 (38%) of the grants. Twenty-four grants (41%) had foreign PIs and data were not available to identify the PI for 12 (23%) of the grants. Budget information was available for only 18 (31%) of the 58 grants. Based on the available data, this study captured a total of US$126.2 million in grant support, of which US$37.5 million were new grants awarded between 2005 and 2009.
Funding Information:
Methods: A survey of all new and ongoing grants, as well as all publications, between January 2005 and December 2009 was conducted. Research, training, and education grants awarded to MakCHS’ constituent faculties and departments, were looked for through financial records at the college or by contact with funding organizations. Published manuscripts registered with PubMed, that included MakCHS faculty authors, were also analyzed. Results: A total of 58 active grants were identified, of which 18 had been initiated prior to 2005 and there were an average of about eight new grants per year. Most grants funded basic and applied research, with major focus areas being HIV/AIDS (44%), malaria (19%), maternal and child health (14%), tuberculosis (11%), mental health (3%), and others (8%). MakCHS faculty were identified as Principal Investigators (PIs) in only 22 (38%) active grants. Grant funding details were only available for one third of the active grants at MakCHS. A total of 837 publications were identified, with an average of 167 publications per year, most of which (66%) addressed the country’s priority health areas, and 58% had MakCHS faculty or students as first authors.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Background: Health research is critical to the institutional mission of the Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Optimizing the alignment of health research capacity at MakCHS with the health needs and priorities of Uganda, as outlined in the countrys Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP), is a deliberate priority, a responsibility, and a significant opportunity for research. To guide this strategic direction, an assessment of MakCHSs research grants and publication portfolio was conducted. Methods. A survey of all new and ongoing grants, as well as all publications, between January 2005 and December 2009 was conducted. Research, training, and education grants awarded to MakCHS constituent faculties and departments, were looked for through financial records at the college or by contact with funding organizations. Published manuscripts registered with PubMed, that included MakCHS faculty authors, were also analyzed. Results: A total of 58 active grants were identified, of which 18 had been initiated prior to 2005 and there were an average of about eight new grants per year. Most grants funded basic and applied research, with major focus areas being HIV/AIDS (44%), malaria (19%), maternal and child health (14%), tuberculosis (11%), mental health (3%), and others (8%). MakCHS faculty were identified as Principal Investigators (PIs) in only 22 (38%) active grants. Grant funding details were only available for one third of the active grants at MakCHS. A total of 837 publications were identified, with an average of 167 publications per year, most of which (66%) addressed the countrys priority health areas, and 58% had MakCHS faculty or students as first authors. Conclusions: The research grants and publications at MakCHS are generally well-aligned with the Ugandan Health Ministry priorities. Greater efforts to establish centralized and efficient grants management procedures are needed. In addition, greater efforts are needed to expand capacity for MakCHS faculty leadership of grants, as well as to continue to expand the contribution of MakCHS faculty to lead research publications.
AB - Background: Health research is critical to the institutional mission of the Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS). Optimizing the alignment of health research capacity at MakCHS with the health needs and priorities of Uganda, as outlined in the countrys Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP), is a deliberate priority, a responsibility, and a significant opportunity for research. To guide this strategic direction, an assessment of MakCHSs research grants and publication portfolio was conducted. Methods. A survey of all new and ongoing grants, as well as all publications, between January 2005 and December 2009 was conducted. Research, training, and education grants awarded to MakCHS constituent faculties and departments, were looked for through financial records at the college or by contact with funding organizations. Published manuscripts registered with PubMed, that included MakCHS faculty authors, were also analyzed. Results: A total of 58 active grants were identified, of which 18 had been initiated prior to 2005 and there were an average of about eight new grants per year. Most grants funded basic and applied research, with major focus areas being HIV/AIDS (44%), malaria (19%), maternal and child health (14%), tuberculosis (11%), mental health (3%), and others (8%). MakCHS faculty were identified as Principal Investigators (PIs) in only 22 (38%) active grants. Grant funding details were only available for one third of the active grants at MakCHS. A total of 837 publications were identified, with an average of 167 publications per year, most of which (66%) addressed the countrys priority health areas, and 58% had MakCHS faculty or students as first authors. Conclusions: The research grants and publications at MakCHS are generally well-aligned with the Ugandan Health Ministry priorities. Greater efforts to establish centralized and efficient grants management procedures are needed. In addition, greater efforts are needed to expand capacity for MakCHS faculty leadership of grants, as well as to continue to expand the contribution of MakCHS faculty to lead research publications.
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U2 - 10.1186/1472-698X-11-S1-S12
DO - 10.1186/1472-698X-11-S1-S12
M3 - Article
C2 - 21410999
AN - SCOPUS:79952531219
SN - 1471-2458
VL - 11
JO - BMC International Health and Human Rights
JF - BMC International Health and Human Rights
IS - SUPPL. 1
M1 - S12
ER -