Senior Research Scientist
Edward Kayongo
As both a Senior Research Scientist and Technical Coordinator at ACRES, Edward Kayongo plays a key role in bridging research and policy. He leads the Policy Engagement and Analysis Unit while spearheading the implementation of ACRES’ Rapid Response Service for Uganda’s Education and Gender sectors.
In this capacity, Edward ensures policymakers receive:
- Timely, high-quality evidence syntheses
- Contextualized research findings
- Actionable recommendations for urgent decision-making
His work directly supports evidence-informed policy development at the national and sub-national levels, facilitating effective governance in the focus sectors.
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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