Research Compliance and Integrity (RCI)
MU-JHU Care Ltd has an established Research Compliance and Integrity (RCI) Office to ensure all research is conducted ethically, legally, and responsibly, while protecting participants, safeguarding institutional reputation, and strengthening accountability. This office opened its doors in 2025 and is located at the organization’s head office along Upper Mulago Hill Road, Kampala.
The RCI Office identifies and manages research risks across all studies and ensures compliance with institutional policies, accreditation standards, and external regulations.
The RCI office is headed by the Compliance Coordinator, who serves as the institutional contact, working with researchers, regulators, sponsors, and internal audit to assess and mitigate risks and verify adherence to procedures and policies.
Team
Maria Mary Musisi
Compliance Coordinator
Priscilla Wavamunno
Compliance Officer
Goals
- Policy Harmonization: Aligning institutional policies to strengthen participant protection and shared investigator responsibility.
- Streamlined Review: Simplifying regulatory processes to enable collaboration and faster translation to practice.
- Compliance Education: Providing practical, innovative training in research compliance and integrity.
- Culture of Compliance: Promoting accountability and adherence to research laws and standards.
Function
- Regulatory Compliance: Equipping investigators with clear guidance on institutional, research laws (local and international), local and international regulations to ensure ethical clinical trials and protect human participants.
- Monitoring & Auditing: Conducting routine internal reviews of research conduct, SOPs, and policies to ensure responsible and compliant research practices.
Activities
- Model Office
- Training
- Mentoring
- Research Internal Monitor/ Audit
Grants
MU-JHU CARE LTD has been awarded a G11 Fogarty Training Grant to strengthen the RCI Office.
The grant is titled, “Strengthening Research Compliance and Integrity (RCI) Office capacity for rigorous oversight of HIV clinical trials at the Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration.”
Team
Dr. Erisa Mwaka
Principal Investigator
Mary Maria Musisi
Co-Principal Investigator
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