Dorothy Ngila

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of African academies of science as health science advisers in a contemporary science policy environment. The study has the following objectives: (1) to describe and understand the different types, roles and structures of academies of science (through examples of different models of science academies); (2) to investigate and compare the institutional advisory models used by the academies of science in Uganda and South Africa in the provision of health science advice to their governments; (3) to investigate the uptake of science advice by the science academies of Uganda and South Africa in health policymaking in these countries; and (4) to provide recommendations on the future role of African science academies as science advisers.