Mildmay Research Centre Uganda
Mildmay Research Centre Uganda (MRCU) is a research centre within the Mildmay Uganda Group. We generate evidence through clinical trials, implementation research and innovation. Our work is supported by Mildmay Uganda Hospital, an ISO 15189 accredited laboratory, a prequalified clinical trials site, a biorepository, a population surveillance cohort and ethics review through the Mildmay Uganda Group Research Ethics Committee (MUREC).
What we do
From a first proposal through to a validated product, MRCU covers the full arc of applied health research.
Rigorous applied research designed to answer questions that national programmes and global guidance actually act on.
Interventional studies at a prequalified trials site, with GCP-aligned practice and accredited laboratory support.
Named studies such as PREGART, UPART, GOALS, INMIND, GHAP and TEST4TPT, run end to end on site.
Independent validation of diagnostics, devices and digital tools in an accredited laboratory and in routine service settings.
Independent evaluation of programmes, tools and interventions for implementers, developers and funders.
Proposal development, budgeting, contracting, financial routing, compliance and donor reporting across the grant lifecycle.
Masters and postdoctoral fellowships, MicroResearch training, manuscript workshops and structured mentorship.
Digital health, AI and diagnostic innovation, with validation for external developers and research partners.
Research infrastructure
Most research sites offer one or two of these. MRCU offers all of them, on one campus, within the Mildmay Uganda Group: a defined population under disease surveillance, a large hospital population for recruitment, a prequalified trials site, an accredited laboratory trusted as a national backup, a biorepository, and a growing resource of linked clinical records.
For a research team, that means a study can be designed, reviewed, approved, recruited, tested, analysed and published without assembling infrastructure from scratch.
Research
Each answers a different question, and each is run by teams with the right methods for it.
Does this treatment work, and is it safe? Trials and clinical studies in therapeutics, maternal and paediatric health, mental health and palliative care.
How does it reach people at scale? Behavioural science, health systems, public health and epidemic response, economics and evaluation.
Can it become a usable product? Digital health and AI, diagnostic validation and research partnerships with external innovators.
Ethics and scientific review
MUREC is the Research Ethics Committee of the Mildmay Uganda Group. It reviews research involving human participants and their data and operates independently of MRCU management and the MRCU Board.
The Scientific Advisory Committee is a committee of the MRCU Board. Its scientific advice and oversight are separate from MUREC protocol review.
Featured research and innovation
Person-centred TB prevention through skin testing, AI-assisted reading and community delivery across Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda.
Research on smartphone cough analysis for AI-assisted tuberculosis screening across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Zambia.
A randomized trial comparing dolutegravir and EFV400 during pregnancy and breastfeeding, with follow-up of mothers and infants.
Work with us
Host a study, join a protocol, or access our data and specimens.
Place a trial at a prequalified site with audited grants management.
Validate a diagnostic, device or digital tool in a real health system.
Join as a Masters or postdoctoral fellow with mentorship and data.
Partners
We work with leading academic institutions, funders, government ministries and research organisations worldwide.
Mildmay Uganda Group
Four connected entities. A shared commitment to healthier lives.
The whole is greater
Care brings us close to people's needs. Education builds the skills to respond. Research tests what works. Community programmes put that knowledge into practice.
Mildmay Hospital
From HIV services to maternal care, diagnostics and specialist clinics, the hospital brings clinical expertise to everyday health needs.
Mildmay University of Health Sciences
Mildmay University of Health Sciences develops health professionals through education, practical training and clinical learning.
Mildmay Research Centre Uganda
We connect clinical trials, implementation research and innovation with the realities of care, turning questions into evidence that can improve health.
Mildmay Uganda NGO
Community programmes connect disease prevention, stronger health systems, livelihoods and inclusion with the people they serve.
Explore our research data
Explore a clinical data resource representing 166,894 patients and more than 1.3 million encounters. Discover ten data domains and work with our team to shape a dataset around your research question.
News, Events and Announcements
Research milestones, publications, events and partnership developments.
Work with MRCU
We host clinical trials, implementation research, innovation projects and secondary analyses. We also help partners get the funding and approvals to run them.
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