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Oxitec to Partner with UVRI in Fight Against Malaria

by Our Reporter
January 9, 2024
Oxitec to Partner with UVRI in Fight Against Malaria

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in a group photograph with Oxitec together with the Uganda Virus Institute team shortly after their meeting at his country home in Rwakitura on 9th January 2024.

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Oxitec is set to partner with the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) to combat malaria in the country.

Oxitec is a leading biotechnology company that develops safe, sustainable biological vector control solutions.

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This was revealed today during a meeting between President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Oxitec Chief Executive Officer, Grey Frandsen in Rwakitura, Kiruhura District.

President Museveni welcomed Oxitec to Uganda and supported their idea of partnering with UVRI to join efforts in fighting malaria in the country.

He pledged to offer all the necessary support to the institution to come up with a solution to fight the life-threatening disease.

Mr. Grey informed the President that the Anopheles funestus is a major malaria vector in Sub-Saharan Africa.

He added that there is no static solution for this vector, yet it is critical in cyclic transmission year-round, and so it needs immediate attention.

Mr. Grey further noted that Oxitec seeks to partner in a unique public-private partnership with the Government of Uganda, and it will be the first of its kind in Africa.

The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu, the Director- UVRI, and Dr. Joseph Okware, the Director of Health Services in the Ministry of Health, among others.

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