Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium

Human Centered Design

Community Health Workers test out a contact tracing prototype developed by IDEO.org with each other

PROJECTS

Human-Centered Design and Communities of Practice to Improve Delivery of Home-based Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in Uganda

TURN TB

Trace Ultra Result iNsight in TB screening

END Childhood TB

Evaluation of Novel Diagnostics for Childhood Tuberculosis

DOT to DAT

From Directly-Observed Therapy to Digital Adherence Technology for TB Treatment

CHASE TB

Clinic versus Hotspot ACF/TPT Strategy Evaluation for Tuberculosis

XPEL-TB

The Xpert Omni Performance Evaluation for Linkage to Tuberculosis Care

STOMP

Strategies for Treating Observing Managing and Preventing Tuberculosis

PredicTB

Validating a Clinical Risk Score for early Management of Tuberculosis in Ugandan Primary Health Clinics

ExaCT TB

Evaluating the Impact of Cash Transfers Plus on Tuberculosis Care

HIV TB Stigma

Interrupting HIV and TB stigma in the household during TB contact investigation in Uganda

3HP Options Trial

Options for Delivering Isoniazid-Rifapentine for TB Prevention Trial

TEACH

Theory Informed Education and Counseling Intervention for HIV-TB Treatment Adherence

OUR TEAM

We have a team of individuals from around the world who are dedicated to providing the best possible experience for communities we interact with around Uganda. To learn more about specific team members and the projects they work on, click below!

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U-TIRC CONTACT

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Head Office

Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium

Makerere University College of Health Sciences

P.O. Box 21696

Kampala, Uganda

Email: talemwan@yahoo.co.uk

Phone Number: +256 702 227 558

Employment and Training Opportunities

Walimu is a non-profit organization whose overall goal is to improve the care of hospitalized severely ill patients in Uganda.

WALIMU seeks to hire suitable candidates for the following positions for the Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB (R2D2) study to be based at Kisenyi HC IV, in Kampala. R2D2 study is a multi-center study which seeks to identify and rigorously assess promising early-stage tuberculosis (TB) triage, diagnostic, and drug resistance tests in clinical studies conducted in settings of intended use. Successful candidates will report to the Study Coordinator.