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Government of Uganda funding, through Mak-RIF, has turned Makerere research into things you can point to — products on the market, technologies in the field, and evidence now shaping national policy. Explore a selection of funded projects below, and filter by research theme to find work in your area.
Catalysing Business & EnterpriseA biodegradable sachet, roughly UGX 300, that keeps fruit and vegetables fresh up to 30 days longer — no refrigeration required.Abbey Mutumba · MUBSAchieving Sustainable HealthA safe, affordable repellent brewed from three common Ugandan plants — for the outdoor evening hours that bed nets can't reach.Ambrose K. Mukisa · CoNASAchieving Sustainable HealthEarly studies show fat-derived stem cells safely shrink keloid scars over three months — a promising alternative to steroids.Ronald Mbiine · CHSWater, Sanitation & EnvironmentA low-cost filter that pairs sand with keratin from discarded chicken feathers to strip heavy metals from drinking water.Dr. Alice Nabatanzi · CoNASAchieving Sustainable HealthA respiratory-failure trial whose findings fed directly into Uganda's National Medical Oxygen Scale-up Plan 2023–2027.Arthur Kwizera · CHSTransforming AgricultureA whole value chain rebuilt around grain amaranth — putting a nutritious, wheat-free flour onto Ugandan shelves.Dorothy Nakimbugwe · CAESTransforming AgricultureThe optimal dose for a locally developed tick vaccine has been established — and a manufacturer engaged to mass-produce it.Kokas Ikwap · CoVABTransforming AgricultureA human-powered seed cleaner that cuts the hours women and children spend cleaning grain by hand.Peter Tumutegyereize · CAESTransforming AgricultureAn automatically controlled solar dryer adopted for cassava and ginger — and by Lutheran World Relief for Arabica coffee in Kasese.Ahamada Zziwa · CAESWater, Sanitation & EnvironmentA re-usable nylon trap that captures up to 152 kg of litter in a drainage channel — emptied by simply untying it.Andrew Ayor · CEDAT