Makerere University

Grantee website Kampala, Uganda

Purpose

To enable earlier, more sensitive, and decentralized diagnosis of Bundibugyo virus disease and other orthoebolavirus infections by developing and validating high-affinity nanobody pairs for next-generation rapid antigen tests

Division

Global Health

Date

OCTOBER 2026

Region served

AFRICA

Committed amount

$750,000

Grant topic

Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics & Epidemiology

Duration (months)

24

Grantee location

Kampala, Uganda

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