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Martin Kyamanywa Martin
ID:
The East African political Federation Dream: Exploring the Missing Link(s)
REFNo: SS403ES


i). To examine the measures put in place to fast track the East African Federation dream
ii). To explore the anticipated benefits of the East African political Federation to the people of the region.
iii). To establish the key factors favoring the creation of the East African Federation
iv). To identify factors that may hamper attaining the East African political Federation dream

2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Joseph Matovu
ID:
Repeat Survey and Mid-Term Evaluation of the Global Fund-Supported Adolescent Girls and Young Women Project
REFNo: SS411ES

a) To determine the extent to which the project is on target to achieve set objectives and explore potential options for improving project implementation in the remaining period leading to project completion
b) Assess the adequacy of the TASO-AGYW project coordination mechanisms and management structure in supporting the implementation of the project by sub-grantees
c) Document the key strategies/innovations used by sub-grantees to address the needs and vulnerabilities of AGYW and establish the extent to which they meet the needs of AGYW as identified at baseline
d) To establish if the period of implementation has yielded value for money/efficiency
e) To document and compare success stories and lessons learned in implementing AGYW interventions in DREAMS and Global Fund supported AGYW districts
f) To monitor campaign implementation and take stock of the challenges experienced in the implementation of AGYW interventions, and seek suggestions from implementers and key stakeholders as to how best these challenges can be minimized

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Ambrose Murangira
ID:
Disability and Communication Technologies: Access to HIV and AIDS Education Messages Among Deaf Persons in Uganda
REFNo: HS478ES

The general objective is to examine how health communication technologies influence access to HIV and AIDs Education Messages by Deaf persons and (re) shape their preventive and treatment seeking practices.

Specific Objectives:

To identify the various forms of communication technologies through which Deaf persons receive HIV/AIDs education messages.

To establish how different forms of communication technologies influence (either facilitate or inhibit) access of HIV/AIDS education messages by Deaf persons

To examine how communication technologies (re)shape the HIV&AIDS preventive and treatment seeking practices of Deaf persons

To examine the role and contribution of organizations/institutions in facilitating/inhibiting access to communication technologies by Deaf persons

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Emmanuel Ahishakiye
ID:
A Dictionary Learning Approach for Medical Image Reconstruction in Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
REFNo: SIR23ES

i. To determine the suitable dictionary learning algorithms for image reconstruction in low field MRI.
ii. To design and develop a suitable algorithms capable of image reconstruction in low field MRI.
iii. To test and validate the developed algorithms as a means of demonstrating its mechanism and viability.

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Engineering and Technology Degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
 A PILOT STUDY TO ASSESS THE ACCEPTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERNAL PPH WRAP DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POST-PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE
REFNo: HS499ES

1. To evaluate the acceptability and usability of the Maternal PPH Wrap among health women who are not at risk of PPH

2. To evaluate the preliminary performance of the Maternal PPH Wrap on women with mild postpartum haemorrhage
 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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