Africa · Endemic country
Uganda
28 U.S. organizations document malaria partnerships in Uganda, from 18 U.S. states. It ranks number 1 of 55 endemic countries in the atlas.
28
U.S. organizations
18
U.S. states
36
Partner institutions
Kind of work
What U.S. organizations do in Uganda
- Research13
- Programs and delivery11
- Surveillance and genomics8
- Product testing6
- Clinical trials5
- Training and capacity3
- Manufacturing and supply1
Distinct organizations. Kinds of work are assigned from each partnership description by a published keyword rulebook.
Organizations
Working in Uganda
AbbottTechnology and manufacturing company · Abbott Park, Scarborough- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) · long-standing collaboration, including a usability study evaluating label comprehension and results interpretation for Bioline™ Malaria Ag P.f/P.v and NxTek™ Malaria Pf rapid diagnostic tests
- AudereNon-profit innovator · Seattle
- Maisha Meds · AI-assisted verification of malaria rapid tests in private pharmacies
- Medic Afya · integration of AI-assisted malaria rapid-test interpretation into community health information systems
- CHDC · malaria rapid-test evaluation and surveillance research
Brown University malaria researchResearch institution · Providence- Infectious Disease Research Collaboration (IDRC) · Surveillance of artemisinin partial resistance, partner drug susceptibility, and parasite connectivity across high-transmission zones
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS)Non-profit innovator · Baltimore
- Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Program
CDCGovernment · Atlanta- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration and Makerere University · malaria and vector surveillance and vector-control research partners
- Programme for Accessible Health, Communication and Education (PACE)
- CDC FoundationNon-profit innovator · Atlanta
- Uganda Virus Research Institute · Target Malaria collaboration supporting regulatory dossier preparation, insectary and field activities, training, technical advice, audits, and standard operating procedures
- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI)Non-profit innovator · Boston
- government malaria programs · strategic and operational support
Dimagi, Inc.Technology and manufacturing company · Cambridge- PMI AIRS/VectorLink (with Abt Global) · CommCare support for indoor residual spraying campaigns
Flyttr (formerly Oxitec)Pharmaceutical and biotech company · San Antonio, Central Valley- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) · emerging collaboration associated with Flyttr Africa; formal collaboration announcement anticipated
- Gates Medical Research InstituteNon-profit innovator · Cambridge
- Joint Clinical Research Centre · Phase 1b trial partners for MAM01
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration · Phase 1b trial partners for MAM01
Global Health CouncilAdvocacy organization · Washington- Nama Health Impact
- Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC)Advocacy organization · Washington
- Public Health Ambassadors Uganda
- Insect ShieldTechnology and manufacturing company · Greensboro, Seattle
- Uganda Red Cross · logistics and data collection for the proposed Insecticide-Treated Baby Wraps trial
- Jhpiego (a Johns Hopkins University affiliate)Non-profit innovator · Baltimore, Washington
- Ministry of Health · STOP-AMDR implementation country
- Uganda Civil Society Alliance Against Malaria (UCAAM) · STOP-AMDR partner
- Makerere University School of Public Health · STOP-AMDR partner
- and 1 more
- Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID)Research institution · Baltimore
- Makerere University School of Public Health · R&D and implementation-science partner
- Ministry of Health / National Malaria Control Division or Programme · Government implementation and evaluation partner
- Uganda Vector Control Officers' Association · Entomology and operational implementation partner
- LesuNon-profit innovator · Portland
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) · R&D and clinical-trial partner
- People’s Health & Economic Development (PHEALED) · field implementation and research partner, Mbarara/western Uganda
Malaria ConsortiumAdvocacy organization · Hermitage- National Malaria Programmes · implementing partner for seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC)
- malaria vaccine research and implementation
- national review to optimize malaria surveillance
- Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI), UCSF Institute for Global Health SciencesResearch institution · San Francisco
- Ministry of Health · capacity strengthening, vector surveillance, and research collaboration (implementation research)
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration · capacity strengthening, surveillance, and research collaboration (implementation research)
- Merck & Co., Inc.Pharmaceutical and biotech company · Rahway, Upper Gwynedd
- partner names omitted by Merck until publicly disclosed · Approximately six clinical research sites planned for a Phase 2 study of MK-7602 alone and in combination with pyronaridine, beginning in 2027
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology — Rodriguez LaboratoryResearch institution · New York
- Makerere University College of Health Sciences / Indiana University School of Medicine (Dr. Andrea Conroy, Dr. Ruth Namazzi, and Dr. Chandy John) · provided samples from malaria patients for research
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)Research institution · Portland, Beaverton
- Infectious Disease Research Collaboration (IDRC) · clinical trials evaluating malaria chemoprevention regimens during pregnancy (IPTp)
- Portland State University and VA Portland Health Care System — T111 Antimalarial ProgramResearch institution · Portland
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala · ex vivo testing of T111 against P. falciparum clinical isolates
- Sawyer ProductsTechnology and manufacturing company · Safety Harbor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine · joint randomized clinical and implementation study of Sawyer permethrin-treated baby wraps for malaria prevention
- Tulane University -Center for Applied Malaria Research and Evaluation (CAMRE)Research institution · New Orleans
- Pilgrim Africa · partner and collaborator on spatial emanator evaluation
- UCSF – Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases – Rosenthal Lab,Research institution · San Francisco
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) · Collaborative field research on antimalarial drug efficacy, resistance, and malaria epidemiology
- Uganda Ministry of Health · Malaria research and surveillance collaboration
- African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics · Genomic surveillance and bioinformatics collaboration
- and 1 more
- United to Beat Malaria/United Nations FoundationAdvocacy organization · Washington
- UNHCR · refugee malaria programs, 2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL@Carolina)Research institution · Chapel Hill- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), PHealed · malaria research, molecular surveillance, and capacity building
- VestergaardTechnology and manufacturing company · NC
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration · product development and research partner
Across the United States
Where the work comes from
District of Columbia 4California 3Massachusetts 3Maryland 3North Carolina 3Georgia 2Maine 2Oregon 2Pennsylvania 2Washington 2Florida 1Illinois 1Louisiana 1New Jersey 1New York 1Rhode Island 1Texas 1Virginia 1
Organizations per state. An organization's partnerships count for every U.S. state where it has a site.
In Uganda
Partner institutions
- African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics
- CHDC
- Central Public Health Laboratories
- Infectious Disease Research Collaboration (IDRC)
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration and Makerere University
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Kampala
- Joint Clinical Research Centre
- Maisha Meds
- Makerere University
- Makerere University College of Health Sciences / Indiana University School of Medicine (Dr. Andrea Conroy, Dr. Ruth Namazzi, and Dr. Chandy John)
- Makerere University School of Public Health
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), PHealed
- Medic Afya
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Health / National Malaria Control Division or Programme
- Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Program
- Nama Health Impact
- National Malaria Programmes
- PMI AIRS/VectorLink (with Abt Global)
- People’s Health & Economic Development (PHEALED)
- Pilgrim Africa
- Programme for Accessible Health, Communication and Education (PACE)
- Public Health Ambassadors Uganda
- UNHCR
- Uganda Civil Society Alliance Against Malaria (UCAAM)
- Uganda Ministry of Health
- Uganda Red Cross
- Uganda Vector Control Officers' Association
- Uganda Virus Research Institute
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)
- government malaria programs
- partner names omitted by Merck until publicly disclosed

