The Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Institute (NCRI) is a government research and development Institute, created by an Act of Parliament in 2015 and affiliated to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

It is located adjacent to the Ministry of Health headquarters, along Lourdel Road, Plot 2A in Nakasero, Kampala. It was created in 1964 with the mandate to carry out applied scientific research on natural products (plants, animal parts and minerals) with the view of justifying therapeutic claims from traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) in Uganda. Originally, NCRL’s main focus was to research into plants constituents, with the main goal of finding the miracle ingredient which would make the scientist famous and the multinational pharmaceutical companies richer (Morisco 1999). Currently, the department undertakes the development of quality natural products and services for improved health care delivery by applying indigenous and modern technologies.