Advisory Board
The Advisory Board meets at least annually and has one member from each of the four THRiVE African consortium countries, one from another African consortium, one from elsewhere in Africa and one from outside Africa. Individuals from the participating institutions cannot be on the Advisory Board. They are selected as persons of high standing and are able to give strategic direction and thinking. The welcome trust is represented by two of its officers who have observer status at the Board meetings which has a quorum of four members. The Chair of the Board is selected by the members.
The Director of the Consortium is secretary to the Board. The Board’s terms of reference are:
| To review the progress of the consortium based on the annual report |
| To advise the consortium on strategic direction |
| To advise on content and director of scientific programmes and activities |
| To advise the consortium on funding opportunities. |
Advisory Board Members
| 1 | Prof. Wilfred Mbacham | University of Cameroon |
| 2 | Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi | Makerere University |
| 3 | Prof. Gibson Kibiki | East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC) |
| 4 | Prof. Nelson Sewankambo | Director THRiVE |
| 5 | Prof. Alison Elliot | MUII Plus |
| 6 | Prof. Hannah Akuffo | SIDA |
| 7 | Prof. Njeri Wamae | Mount Kenya University |
| 8 | AESA Representative | Kenya, Member |
Steering Committee
The steering committee which meets quarterly comprises one member from each of the 9 THRiVE institutions, the consortium director, deputy director and programme coordinator. The chair of the committee is selected by the committee and will hold office for two-year intervals. The committee is responsible for reviewing progress reports from the Executive Directorate and all other THRiVE committees.
It provides administrative and scientific leadership; facilitates communications between the collaborating institutions; oversees financial management and use of funds; decides on the work plan; and plans for future strategic activities and funding.
Committee Members
| 1. | Prof. Nelson k. Sewankambo | Director THRiVE | Makerere University(chair) |
| 2. | Prof. Janet Seeley | Co applicant | UVRI |
| 3. | Dr. John Changalucha | Co applicant | NIMR, Mwanza |
| 4. | Dr. David Mabey | Co applicant | LSHTM |
| 5. | Dr. Dan Masiga | Co applicant | icipe |
| 6. | Dr. David Dunne | Co applicant | Cambridge University |
| 7. | Prof. Elizabeth A. Opiyo | Co applicant | Gulu University |
Career development awards committee (CDAC) )
CDAC is responsible for;
| Coordination of short courses/small grants and interns |
| Work very closely with University/Institutional review boards (UIIRBs) to ensure that research from the program meets the highest ethical standards. |
| Periodically review and provide feedback on the quality of research from the thematic areas |
| 1. | Jim Todd, | LSHTM |
| 2. | Pauline Essiah, | Cambridge University |
| 3. | Daniel Masiga | icipe |
| 4. | Jonathan Kayondo | UVRI |
| 5. | Gerry Mshana | NIMR |
| 6. | Harriet Nambooze | Program Coordinator |
| 7. | Regina Namirembe | Program Administrator |
PhD and Post-doctoral Training Committee (PPTC)
The PhD and Post-Doctoral Training Committee (PPTC) organised the selection of PhD and post-doctoral fellows and has ensured the smooth progress of their training. PPT Comprises of members from each of the partner institutions University, individuals who have a lead role in postgraduate training at the universities in the consortium: Makerere University (the Director or Deputy Director of Graduate Studies), KCMC (Director of postgraduate studies (Prof. Hamel)), Gulu University Elizabeth A Opiyo), Cambridge (David Dunne) and LSHTM (David Mabey) together with Dr. Saidi Kapiga, the programme coordinator and the programme administrator. The current Chair is Dr. Dan Masiga. It overseas the doctoral and post-doctoral training related activities and is to meet quarterly to review progress.
Institutional Implementation Committee (IIC)
The overall function of IIC is to ensure that the institutions meet their obligations under THRiVE and that activities at those institutions are well coordinated. It is responsible for monitoring and evaluation of the site activities and produce a quarterly evaluation and learning report, including technical and financial reporting of activities based on THRiVE requirements. IIC regularly reports to the Institutional head and other stakeholders to keep them updated. IIC provides reports to the THRIVE Director at the secretariat.
