Section 7: Powers of the Organisation

(1) The Organisation may- (a) recommend to the Minister the establishment of health research institutes or any other appropriate research institutions; (b) sponsor, promote and encourage health research activities undertaken by institutions, Organisations, agencies and individuals for the utilization of health research findings; (c) issue or confer honours or rewards on researchers or any other person, groups of persons or institutions connected with health research as it may deem fit; (d) acquire, develop and retain the human resource base in order to meet adequately the health research requirements; and (e) supervise any research activity in the health sector. (2) The Organisation shall exercise the powers under this section in respect of an institution or member affiliated to it and in so doing, it shall cooperate with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) and the National Drug Authority.