Uganda

School of Biomedical Sciences Research and Ethics Committee

Makerere University College of Health Sciences

School of Biomedical Sciences

Chairperson
Dr. Joseph Ochieng ( ochiengjoe@yahoo.com)

Organisation administrator's name or contact person
Noreen Muwanguzi (muwanguzinoreen@yahoo.com)

Telephone number: +256 414 533 541

Physical address
Makerere University College of Health Sciences School of Biomedical Sciences Clinical Research Building First Floor.

Postal address
Makerere University College of Health Sciences School of Biomedical Sciences P. O. Box 7072 Kampala, Uganda.

Country
Uganda

Institution website address
http://chs.mak.ac.ug/content/institutional-review-boards?q=node/106

Organisation Info.

What is the institutional affilliation of your Organisation
University

Level of operation

What is the level of operation
Institutional

Finances

Does your organisation have a dedicated budget for research for health?

From what sources does the research budget come?
Fees for Services

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
Yes

Facilities

Does your institution have its own
Offices, Telephone, Computer, Internet Connection, Photocopier

Protocols Submission Information

What is your preferred manner to receive protocols
Hard copy by mail or by hand

What is the operational language(s) of the organisation
English

How often does your organisation convene to consider study protocols
every two weeks

How long in advance should the protocol be submitted to be considered at the next meeting
2 weeks

If you have a timetable, please provide this information here
MONTHS DATE 1 DATE 2 MARCH 29th APRIL 12th 26th MAY 10th 24th JUNE 7th 28th JULY 12th 26th AUGUST 9th 23rd SEPTEMBER 13th 27th OCTOBER 11th 25th NOVEMBER 8th 22nd DECEMBER 13th

Details of Members

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
Yes

Number of Community Representatives
2

Number of Qualifield Ethicists
2

What is the term of office for members of the REC
2 Years

Training Requirements

Do members of your REC/IRB require specific training in ethics review of research
Yes

Is there a requirement for continuous education in research ethics?
Yes

Administration

What describes the position of the REC/IRB administrator best
Full time

Human resources development

Does your organisation have a dedicated budget for research for health? No

From what sources does the research budget come?: Fees for Services