Uganda

Joint Clinical Research Centre - Institutional Review Board/Research Ethics Committee (JCRC - IRB/REC)

Joint Clinical Research Centre - Institutional Review Board/Research Ethics Comm

Chairperson
Dr Jesse Kagimba (jesse_kagimba@yahoo.com)

Organisation administrator's name or contact person
Dr Peter Mugyenyi (pmugyenyi@jcrc.co.ug)

Telephone number: 256 414 270 622

Fax Number: 256 414 342 632

Physical address
Plot 893 Ring Road Butikkiro House Mengo Kampala

Postal address
P.O. Box 10005 Kampala

Country
Uganda

Institution website address
http//www.jcrc.co.ug

Organisation Info.

What is the institutional affilliation of your Organisation
Government

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?
Institutional Grant

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
No

Facilities

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

Protocols Submission Information

What is your preferred manner to receive protocols
E-mail submission

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

How often does your organisation convene to consider study protocols
monthly

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

If you have a timetable, please provide this information here
Our policy speculates meeting once a month, but depending on the volume of proposals received, we may meet twice or thrice a nonth or not meet in a particular month

Please provide the link(s) to the organisation's written documentation on submission and review procedures
Available on request

If there is any other organisation information you wish to appear on the website, please complete this here
Our SOPs are available in hardcopy but can be emailed on request. We are seeking funding for our IRB website/database where all information will be posted online.

Details of Members

Are members of your organisation compensated/remunerated for their work
No

How many REC members are women
5

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

Is this term renewable
Twice

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? Yes

From what sources does the research budget come?: Institutional Grant