Training in malaria surveillance, epidemiology and implementation science research to strengthen malaria policy and control in Uganda

首席调查人员/项目主任(最后、第一、中间)：卡米亚、摩西、R&Dorsey、Grant、M。 项目总结。这是一个支持疟疾监测培训的综合应用程序， 流行病学和实施科学研究，以加强乌干达的疟疾政策和控制。 尽管乌干达大幅增加了可用的疟疾控制干预措施，但疟疾的负担是 疟疾发病率仍然非常高，在这种高传播率的环境下控制疟疾的最佳战略仍然不清楚。 需要新的干预措施或新的交付方法才能对减少疾病产生持续的影响 负担。乌干达在疟疾研究方面的专门知识仍然有限，因此有必要进行额外的培训。 1998年，马克雷雷大学和加州大学建立了一个疟疾研究合作项目。 加利福尼亚州，旧金山。2010年，我们的研究项目被授予东非国际研究中心 疟疾研究杰出奖(ICEMR)，其目标是进行全面的监测研究 旨在增进对该疾病的了解并衡量人口一级控制的影响 干预措施。这一计划增加了我们已经很出色的一系列研究培训机会。 到目前为止，我们的培训计划主要集中在硕士级别的培训，很少有学员在 博士级别的或有能力影响政策的。因此，我们之前的培训创造了一个很大的池 适合博士级培训和领导新一代科学家的候选人 将研究转化为政策。为了使乌干达在疟疾控制方面的专门知识得到发展和多样化，我们建议 在Makerere大学医学院建立全面的研究培训计划 重点加强乌干达的疟疾控制和政策。我们的目标将是：1)大幅度 加强独立的疟疾流行病学、监测所需的科学领导和专业知识 和实施科学研究，2)加强初级教师的能力和职业发展 Makerere大学通过提供博士后指导，领导、管理和培训学生进行疟疾研究 研究培训，3)加强马克雷雷大学疟疾研究的可持续性 Makerere U疟疾研究中心，以及4)促进国家疟疾控制中心之间的合作 项目和疟疾研究项目，以促进循证决策。这个 ICEMR和其他研究资助的合作者提供了一批教师，将确保高质量的 对实习生的监督和指导。学位实习生将在Makerere大学或伦敦政治经济学院注册 卫生和热带医学以及非学位长期和短期培训将在乌干达和 加州大学旧金山分校。随着乌干达疟疾流行病学的变化和可持续疟疾研究对政策的潜在影响 通过在该国开展活动，我们完全有能力加强#年疟疾研究和控制的能力。 乌干达。我们预计培养4名博士生，5名硕士研究生，9名研究生 长期的非学位培训和100多名短期非学位课程的候选人。 1

Principal Investigators/Program Directors (Last, first, middle): Kamya, Moses, R & Dorsey, Grant, M. Project summary. This is a comprehensive application to support training in malaria surveillance, epidemiology and implementation science research to strengthen malaria policy and control in Uganda. Although Uganda has dramatically scaled up available malaria control interventions, the burden of malaria is still very high and the optimal strategies to control malaria in this high transmission setting are still unclear. New interventions or new delivery approaches are needed to have sustained impacts on reducing disease burden. Expertise in malaria research remains limited in Uganda, necessitating the need for additional training. In 1998, a collaborative malaria research project was established between Makerere U and the University of California, San Francisco. In 2010, our research program was awarded the East African International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) award whose goal is to perform comprehensive surveillance studies aimed at improving understanding of the disease and measuring the impact of population-level control interventions. This program has increased our already outstanding set of opportunities for research training. To date, our training programs have largely focused on training at master’s level, with few trainees at the doctoral level or in a position to influence policy. Thus, our previous trainings have created a large pool of candidates that are suitable for training at the doctoral level and to lead a new generation of scientists translating research into policy. For Ugandan expertise in malaria control to grow and diversify, we propose to establish a comprehensive research training program at Makerere University School of Medicine focused on strengthening malaria control and policy in Uganda. Our objectives will be to: 1) substantially increase the scientific leadership and expertise needed for independent malaria epidemiology, surveillance and implementation science research, 2) strengthen the capabilities and career development of junior faculty of Makerere U to lead, manage and train students in malaria research by providing post-doctoral mentored research training, 3) strengthen the sustainability of malaria research at Makerere U by strengthening the Makerere U malaria research center, and 4) promote collaborations between the National Malaria Control Program and malaria research programs in Uganda to foster evidence-based decision making. The collaborators on the ICEMR and other research grants provide a pool of faculty that will ensure high-quality supervision and mentoring of trainees. Degree trainees will be registered at Makerere U or London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and non-degree long and short-term training will occur in Uganda and at UCSF. With changing malaria epidemiology in Uganda and potential for sustainable malaria research to policy activities in the country, we are perfectly poised to strengthen the capacity for malaria research and control in Uganda. We anticipate training 4 PhD candidates, 5 candidates in master’s degree programs, 9 candidates in long-term non-degree training and over 100 candidates in short-term non-degree programs. 1