• Damalie Nakanjako, Barbara Castelnuovo, Nelson Sewankambo, Tom Kakaire, Richard L Brough, Elly T Katabira, David L Thomas, Thomas C Quinn, Robert Colebunders, Warner C Greene, Allan R Ronald, Alex Coutinho, Keith McAdam, David Serwadda, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Edward Katongole-Mbidde, Philippa Musoke, Moses Joloba, Henry McKinnell, Moses Kamya, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Yukari C Manabe, and Andrew Kambugu.
• School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Heath Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
• Afr Health Sci. 2022 Aug 1; 22 (Spec Issue): 1-10.

AbstractThe Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), established in 2001, was the first autonomous institution of Makerere University set up as an example of what self-governing institutes can do in transforming the academic environment to become a rapidly progressive University addressing the needs of society This paper describes the success factors and lessons learned in development of sustainable centers of excellence to prepare academic institutions to respond appropriately to current and future challenges to global health. Key success factors included a) strong collaboration by local and international experts to combat the HIV pandemic, along with b) seed funding from Pfizer Inc., c) longstanding collaboration with Accordia Global Health Foundation to create and sustain institutional strengthening programs, d) development of a critical mass of multi-disciplinary research leaders and managers of the center, and e) a series of strong directors who built strong governance structures to execute the vision of the institute, with subsequent transition to local leadership.© 2022 Nakanjako D et al.

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