Localisation of the MRC Unit
Entebbe site
Situated about 35 kms from Kampala, the Unit’s main operational base is located at the campus of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in Entebbe. The MRC centre includes administrative offices, a research clinic, laboratories for the Basic Science Programme and the Clinical Laboratory Section (CDLS), the IT and the Data Management and Statistics Section, the Maintenance Workshop and other technical and infrastructural support services and a guest house.
Integrated into the premises of the Regional Hospital of Entebbe, the Unit operates 4 study clinics that are related to different projects and study populations. At the same time, these clinics provide important specialist health services that benefit the local population. These services include HIV care and general health care for about 4000 study participants and HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services for the general public.
The services are funded by the MRC, DFID,IAVI and other donor agencies. The maternity and the antenatal clinic, the childrens ward and the HIV clinic of Entebbe government hospital have been renovated, a new incinerator provided, and a VCT centre built.