Advancing Knowledge
Maramagambo Community Medical Centre is committed to high-quality research that improves the well-being of our population.
Our Research Program
Maramagambo Community Medical Centre has an active research program involving projects led by local staff, and other Ugandan and international partners. Our goal is to carry out high-quality research in order to produce scientific knowledge in relation to health that enables improvements to the well-being of the population.
So far, more than 10 research studies have been completed. Some of these studies are MCMC's initiative and others are conducted in collaboration with our partners. Our key needs for future development of this program is that it builds on what has already been done, innovates where possible, takes account of the data that is available, and identifies ways in which new projects can help further develop the hospital's data assets for future research.
Focus Areas
Our Data Assets
There are a variety of existing datasets at MCMC that can potentially help most areas of research. The hospital's data is a combination of electronic operational databases and paper records, with a significant part of it already in digital form.
Electronic databases for outpatient and inpatient services.
Population-based community health insurance records.
Community health outreach and HIV programme data.
Collaboration
Our data assets are the product of substantial past investments. We invite researchers to be part of a collaboration that helps us develop these assets further for the future. Researchers will need to work closely with local experts, both technical and subject area.