RASP supports UAC and other constituencies in research, M&E, knowledge management and decision support systems for the national response. RASP-SCE is to bring together researchers and academia, to be able to fight the HIV pandemic from their view point for the eventual elimination of the AIDS scourge in Uganda. The aim is to have a structured forum of sharing information through activities such as dialogues and to monitor and evaluate activities in research so that RASP can document experiences, advise on policy on various aspects of HIV/AIDS.
UNAS and RASP-SCE
The Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) provides the Secretariat for the RASP SCE. The Research, Academia, Science and Professional Associations (RASP) constituency is one of the twelve constituencies of the Uganda AIDS Partnership (UAC). The concept of SCEs implies that the constituency, with support and facilitation from the AIDS Partnership and the Uganda AIDS Commission, takes responsibility for the coordination of its own response to the epidemic. The role of the SCE is, among others, to share information, collect input and give feedback on issues to be raised in the partnership, and nurture and facilitate peer support among members to deliver on the research issues of the National Strategic Framework.