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Zuzana Uhde
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Transnational Migration and Challenges for Global Justice: EU–Africa Relations
REFNo: SS217ES

In the project I will study the perspective of Eastern Africa in order to understand the emerging global governance of migration and identify limits of the nation-state defined framework for global justice, which prevails in the social sciences as well as in the UN migration agenda and European migration policy. I will examine how global political economy impacts on Sub-Saharan Africa and to what extent it constitutes factors shaping migration between African countries and trans-continentally. Under the guidance of MISR I intend to learn from the local colleagues about the Eastern African and Ugandan context in order to understand its relation to the international migration regime. The project will connect a macro-structural perspective analysing global interactions with an analysis of international migration regime and its local effects. The innovative theoretical contribution of the project lies in developing a comprehensive framework that connects migration studies to the broader social theory of global interactions. The main objectives of the project are twofold: 1. developing a conceptual framing of migration in the context of global political economy juxtaposing the double approach of borderless for trade and border-restricted for responsibilities and social protection of migrants; 2. analysing emerging global governance of migration with a special assent on Africa–EU relations and the Ugandan context, and identifying key challenges for global justice.
 Czech Republic 2018-08-07 2021-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Jade Siu
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Trade Costs and cross border traders
REFNo: SS226ES

Broad objective: *To understand challenges to cross-border traders’ trading activities Specific objectives: *Understand how cross-border traders’ perspective of the One-Stop-Border-Post *Understand the barriers cross-border traders’ face in their day-to-day trading activities
UK 2018-08-07 2021-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Julius Okuni Boniface
ID: UNCST-2019-R000963
 Molecular evolution of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Africa
REFNo: A35ES

1. Study of MAP prevalence in two African countries (Sudan and Uganda) and evaluation in comparison to data of Europe and worldwide (To be done in Uganda and Sudan) 2. Analysis of the phylogeny of MAP strains from Africa based on genotyping and complete genomes (To be done in Sudan with samples from Sudan and Uganda) 3. Identification of virulence factors of selected MAP strains (To be done in Uganda). 4. Investigation of susceptibility and resistance genes of cattle to MAP (To be done in Uganda). 5. Creation of a risk map for paratuberculosis in Africa.
Uganda 2018-07-31 2021-07-31 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
Andrew Kambugu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000823
 Improving HIV treatment in pregnancy: A qualitative study on late antenatal care initiation, maternal disengagement from antiretroviral therapy, and the acceptability of dolutegravir in Uganda and South Africa.
REFNo: HS216ES

1. To investigate the barriers to and facilitators of the uptake of antenatal care early in pregnancy among women in urban and peri-urban communities in South Africa and Uganda. 2. To critically examine key factors that are associated with ART disengagement among women in urban and peri-urban communities in South Africa and Uganda, including: i. the barriers to and facilitators of ART initiation and adherence among late presenting pregnant women; ii. the role of pregnancy, breast-feeding and other post-delivery household and healthcare practices in ART disengagement among women; iii. the differences and similarities in the perceived side effects of dolutegravir and efavirenz among pregnant and post-partum women; iv. the role of community health workers in the delivery of HIV treatment services among pregnant and post-partum women. 3. To understand the key factors that are likely to influence a potential policy transition to and acceptability of dolutegravir in communities and health facilities in South Africa and Uganda.
Uganda 2018-07-27 2021-07-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Barbara Castelnuovo
ID: UNCST-2019-R000802
 PREVALENCE OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES AMONG HIV-INFECTED WOMEN ATTENDING AN URBAN OUT-PATIENT CLINIC IN KAMPALA, UGANDA: A PILOT STUDY
REFNo: HS219ES

Primary • To determine the prevalence of GDM among HIV positive pregnant women using standard OGTT. Secondary • To describe the association between GDM and maternal/fetal outcome in HIV positive women. • To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among HIV positive women previously diagnosed with GDM after birth using standard OGTT.
Uganda 2018-07-27 2021-07-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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