Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Research Administration:  Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Research Administration (SICRA) is a recently registered not for profit research organization with the objective of undertaking comprehensive and collaborative research programmes and building the capacity for research in Infectious Diseases including emerging and re-emerging infections, Non-communicable diseases, and operational Research.  The organization approach is motivated by the desire to strengthen research capacity at public health facilities. Therefore, SICRA aspires to achieve its vision and mission through establishing  functional strategic partnership  with publically funded health institutions and Universities in Uganda and beyond. read more SICRA’s current partners include Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Lira University, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Makerere University Lung Institute,  MRC/UVRI and LSHTM,  AMBSO, JCRC, and the INSIGHT network.The organisation’s main research activities are situated but not restricted at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) in Northern Uganda.LRRH founded in 1920, also commonly known as Lira Hospital, is a publicly funded hospital providing specialized health care services to a population of approximately 2.5M people. Located in Lira City in Northern Uganda, Lira Regional Referral Hospital is a 300 bed capacity hospital serving as a referral center for the districts of Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Lira, Kole, and Oyam. In March 2020 during the 1st wave of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Lira was designated by MoH a COVID-19 treatment unit (CTU).