Joint Clinical Research Centre

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Joint Clinical Research Centre
JCRC
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FormedJanuary 1, 1990;31 years ago (1990-01-01)
TypeMedical Research Institute
Jurisdiction Government of Uganda
HeadquartersLubowa Hill
101 Entebbe Road
Lubowa, Wakiso District, Uganda
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The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is a medical research institution in Uganda, specializing in HIV/AIDS treatment and management. [1]

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Location

The headquarters of JCRC are located on Lubowa Hill, at Plot 101 Entebbe Road, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi), by road, southeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [2] The geographical coordinates of the institution's headquarters are:0°13'51.0"N, 32°34'00.0"E (Latitude:0.230833; Longitude:32.566667). [3]

Overview

Founded in 1990, JCRC is a collaborative effort by three Ugandan ministries to address the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS and related infections: [4] (a) the Ministry of Health, (b) the Ministry of Education and (c) the Ministry of Defence. The institution works in close collaboration with Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS). [4]

Research

JCRC focuses on HIV/AIDS research in all age groups, clinical trials of ARVs, nutritional and social interventions and the concomitant treatment of tuberculosis. [1] The institution also carries out malaria research. [5] The majority of the institution's research projects are in collaboration with national, regional and international organisations, including funding agencies, international health research institutions, international NGOs and universities, as well as corporate philanthropists. [5]

Governance

The research centre is administered by an eight-person board of directors, chaired by Justine Opio-Epelu. Other board members include Prof. Nelson Sewankambo, the immediate past Principal of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. [6] Prof. Peter Mugyenyi, the internationally recognized HIV/AIDS researcher and pediatrician, who founded the institution, serves as the centre's executive director. [6] [7]

Future plans

The JCRC has plans to build an international research hospital worth US$120 million in collaboration with Tokushukai Medical Group of Japan. Commitment for 70 percent funding has been obtained from the African Development Bank (AfDB). [8]

In March 2018, the institution procured an Apheresis machine, which enables healthcare personnel to extract only those selected blood components from a donor's or patient's blood, and return the non-selected components back into the bloodstream of the donor/patient. This technique is of particular significance and utility, when treating patients with sickle cell disease and HIV/AIDS. [9]

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