UVRI’s 90-year journey from Yellow Fever to Zika Virus and beyond
The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) celebrated its 90th anniversary while being designated as the East African Community Centre of Excellence for Virology. The institute aims to expand its role from infectious disease surveillance to the development of vaccines and diagnostics for the region.
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SPECIAL REPORT | For nine decades, the Uganda Virus Research Institute has hunted pathogens, helped uncover viruses that would shake the world, and built a reputation far beyond Uganda. As it turns 90 and assumes a new regional role, its scientists say the next challenge is more ambitious: Africa must not only detect the diseases that threaten it but also increasingly develop the vaccines, diagnostics and treatments needed to defeat them, Ronald Musoke reports.
On July 22, senior government officials, scientists, researchers and development partners gathered on the sprawling campus of the Uganda Virus Research Institute on the outskirts of the lakeside town of Entebbe to celebrate an unusual milestone. UVRI was turning 90.
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