Senior Research Scientist
Edward Kayongo
As the Technical Coordinator at ACRES, Edward Kayongo is the central pillar of our institutional delivery. He oversees the seamless integration of research, policy, and engagement, ensuring that the organization’s strategy translates into tangible results on the ground. Edward is the primary navigator of the ACRES project portfolio, managing the complex workflows that allow us to move from raw data to national impact.
Edward also leads the Policy Engagement and Analysis Unit, where he manages the interface between ACRES and its stakeholders. His role is to ensure that our technical capabilities are perfectly aligned with the real-world needs of the sectors we operate. He manages the balance between scientific rigour and the urgent timelines of government through spearheading the Rapid Response Service (RRS).
He ensures that every evidence synthesis is contextualized, every recommendation is actionable, and every stakeholder engagement is purposeful. Through synchronizing the efforts of technical teams and policy architects, he facilitates a governance culture where research is not an isolated event but a continuous driver of reform.
His oversight ensures that ACRES remains agile, responsive, and consistently excellent in its service to the public.
Selected Publications
- Nalunjogi, J., Mugabe, F., Najjingo, I., Lusiba, P., Olweny, F., Mubiru, J., … & Kirenga, B. (2021). Accuracy and Incremental Yield of the Chest X‐Ray in Screening for Tuberculosis in Uganda: A Cross‐Sectional Study. Tuberculosis research and treatment, 2021(1), 6622809.
- Mijumbi-Deve, R. M., Kawooya, I., Kayongo, E., Izizinga, R., Mamuye, H., Amog, K., & Langlois, E. V. (2022). Paper 1: Demand-driven rapid reviews for health policy and systems decision-making: lessons from Lebanon, Ethiopia, and South Africa on researchers and policymakers’ experiences. Systematic Reviews, 11(1), 154.
- Kawooya, I., Kayongo, E., Munube, D., Mijumbi-Deve, R., Elliott, S., Vandermeer, B., & Sewankambo, N. (2022). Point‐of‐care diagnostic tests for sickle cell disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022(9), CD014584.
- Ogwang, R., Anguzu, R., Akun, P., Ningwa, A., Kayongo, E., Marsh, K., … & Idro, R. (2018). Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and seizure control in children with nodding syndrome; a cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 8(10), e023624.
- Mukasa, J., Kayongo, E., Kawooya, I., Lukoye, D., Etwom, A., Mugabe, F., … & Mijumbi-Deve, R. (2020). Adherence to the MDR-TB intensive phase treatment protocol amongst individuals followed up at central and peripheral health care facilities in Uganda-a descriptive study. African Health Sciences, 20(2), 625-632.
- Kawooya, I., Ddumba, I., Kayongo, E., & Mijumbi-Deve, R. (2020). Rapidly responding to policy queries with evidence: Learning from rapid response services in Uganda. In Using evidence in policy and practice(pp. 133-151). Routledge.
- Orishaba, P., Kayongo, E., Lusiba, P., Nakalema, C., Kasadha, P., Kirya, P., … & Mijumbi-Deve, R. (2022). Vulnerability of populations to malaria after indoor residual spraying is withdrawn from areas where its use has previously been sustained: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ open, 12(10), e065115.
- Ekuka, G., Kawooya, I., Kayongo, E., Ssenyonga, R., Mugabe, F., Chaiga, P. A., … & Mijumbi-Deve, R. (2020). Pre-diagnostic drop out of presumptive TB patients and its associated factors at Bugembe Health Centre IV in Jinja, Uganda. African Health Sciences, 20(2), 633-640.
- Mijumbi-Deve, R., Kawooya, I., & Kayongo, E. (2024). Uganda: a primary health care case study in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Health Organization.
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