Engagement between the Mak-RIF Grants Management Committee and Principal Investigators of the Corona-virus Special Needs Projects

Once again, the purpose of the Government Research and Innovations Fund is to seek evidence through research and innovations in order to fast track the attainment of the Government of the Republic of Uganda’s development agenda. It is therefore important that the impact of such evidence, when generated, is maximized.
In this regard, the morning of Tuesday August 6, 2020 saw the Makerere University Grants Management Committee members successfully engage with Principal Investigators of the Corona-virus Special Needs Projects. The purpose of this engagement was to;
The projects engaged included the following;
Overall, all these projects are making great strides towards contributing to Uganda’s Development Agenda. Keep in touch with us and read more specific updates about each of these projects.
‘Thanks very much for the successful meeting. I was truly amazed at how much valuable work is being done by Ugandan Scientists and supported by the Government of the Republic of Uganda through Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund. Thank you Prof. William Bazeyo for your visionary leadership’ shared Dr. Sabrina Kitaka one of the Makerere University Grants Management Committee members.
‘We successfully conducted a workshop with the Emergency COVID-19 projects in which we got a clear picture of their achievements to date, but also discussed with them how they can amplify the impact of their studies’ noted Dr. Roy William Mayega, Mak-RIF Coordinator