Uganda Virus Research Institute

Uganda Virus Research Institute - doing business as Uganda Virus Research Institute - Influenza Program is an international organization based in Uganda that conducts research on infectious diseases and provides laboratory services and public health programs. As an international organization and non-profit, it receives federal grant awards to support its work.

Uganda Virus Research Institute has received numerous prime federal grant awards from agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and its sub-components. These awards fund projects focused on disease surveillance, diagnostic testing, laboratory services, and research related to HIV/AIDS, influenza, COVID-19, schistosomiasis, vector-borne illnesses like Rift Valley fever, and other infectious diseases. The funding allows Uganda Virus Research Institute to maintain influenza sentinel surveillance systems, provide HIV testing and epidemic control in Uganda under PEPFAR, study the epidemiology and burden of diseases like Rift Valley fever, investigate environmental determinants of virus transmission, and conduct multidisciplinary tropical medicine research. Key programs include the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), NIH research initiatives like the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) consortium, CDC emerging infectious disease intelligence programs, and cooperative agreements for laboratory capacity building. Uganda Virus Research Institute frequently collaborates with U.S. universities, the Ugandan government, wildlife authorities, and other partners as either a prime or sub-awardee on these federal grants.