Opportuna Kweka Leo
ID: UNCST-2025-R021025
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STRENGTHENING KNOWLEDGE, EVIDENCE USE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH ON FORCED DISPLACEMENT: WITH A FOCUS ON EAST AFRICA
REFNo: SS4309ES
Conduct research on forced displacement, namely refugees, internally displaced persons and development/conservation/disaster and climate changed induced displacement).
(ii) Build capacity on forced displaced issues through seminars, training of masters, PhD and postdoctoral students doing research on forced displacement.
(iii) Work with policy makers to discuss the state of the knowledge, constraining factors and possible angles for inclusion of those marginalized.
(iv) Work with NGOs to conduct outreach activities either expanding and upscaling existing outreach activities (originating from refugees or external actors) or start new empowerment programmes on social and legal inclusion.
(v) Develop a master’s programme on forced displacement, which will be offered in the Department of Geography at the University of Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania |
2025-11-04 13:40:10 |
2028-11-04 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Peter Alinda
ID: UNCST-2025-R020482
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PHYSICAL PLANNING AND URBANIZATION IN UGANDA: A CASE OF FORT PORTAL CITY, CENTRAL DIVISION
REFNo: SS4377ES
General Objective (Purpose) of the Study
The study is to evaluate the effect of physical planning on urbanization in Fort Portal City, Uganda.
Specific Objectives of the Study
i.To assess the effect of Urban Design on urbanisation in Fort Portal City.
ii.To examine the influence of Enforcement Mechanism on Urbanisation in Fort Portal City.
iii.To evaluate the contribution of Monitoring & Evaluation on urbanisation in Fort Portal
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Uganda |
2025-11-04 13:37:44 |
2028-11-04 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Stephen Okoboi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001356
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Amplifying Community Voices and Lived Experience of the Perceived Impact of Climate Change on Health among Community Health Workers in Namayingo District, Uganda
REFNo: SS4546ES
1.Document CHW experiences of the intersection between climate change and health among individuals, families, and communities.
2.Assess CHW experiences of how climate change affects their role and the health system more broadly.
3.Describe CHW perspectives on community strength and resilience in the face of the climate crisis, including local solutions.
4.Explore CHW recommendations for developing a climate-informed health workforce and climate-resilient health systems and communities.
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Uganda |
2025-11-04 13:34:31 |
2028-11-04 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Prosper Behumbiize
ID: UNCST-2025-R019986
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Uganda’s Digital Mental Health Leap Harnessing DHIS2 for Data-Driven Insights
REFNo: HS6407ES
The project seeks to address Uganda's mental health data quality, access and utilisation gap by leveraging the DHIS2 platform to digitise the depression and anxiety facility data pipeline, from data generation to analysis and insight generation.
Primary objectives
The specific objectives are;
- Create a harmonised, digitised dataset to enable access of individual granular longitudinal mental health data.
- Design and deploy an open-access digital tool and dataset repository to ensure transparency, scalability, and ease of access to analytical outputs.
- Engage stakeholders in capacity-strengthening activities.
Secondary objectives
- Conduct secondary data analysis using open-source Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) models to derive actionable insights from standardised datasets.
- Generate policy-relevant outputs, including dashboards, open-source publications, and policy briefs, to inform decision-making at various levels.
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Uganda |
2025-11-04 13:33:24 |
2028-11-04 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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HOPE KANSIIME
ID: UNCST-2024-R004499
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Designing an optimised framework for effective usage and efficient access of Electronic resources in the consortium of Ugandan university libraries
REFNo: SIR561ES
To establish the acceptability and usability of the developed framework designed to enhance the access and usage of e –resources within the consortium of Uganda university libraries,To design and develop an optimised framework aimed at improving the accessibility and utilization of e-resources within the consortium of Uganda university libraries,To determine the necessary prerequisites for creating an optimized framework that will improve the accessibility and utilization of e-resources in the consortium of Uganda university libraries?,To conduct a cross-sectional study to evaluate how E-resources are utilised, examine access patterns and identify barriers and challenges to their usage within the consortium of Uganda university libraries,To optimise Electronic resource utilisation in Ugandan university consortium by developing an efficient access and usage framework,
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Uganda |
2025-11-04 13:31:17 |
2028-11-04 |
Engineering and Technology |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Edwin Nuwagira
ID: UNCST-2021-R013488
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Improving Diagnostic Strategies for Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease in Ugandan Primary Health Care Settings (IMPULSE-TB)
REFNo: HS6402ES
To test the feasibility and acceptability of the diagnostic algorithm in facilitating timely post-TB lung diseasediagnosis at primary healthcare facilities,To use qualitative methods to identify barriers and facilitators of diagnosis to post-TB lung disease,To develop, test and validate a clinical algorithm for diagnosing post-TB lung disease based on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics,
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Uganda |
2025-11-04 13:29:51 |
2028-11-04 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Francis Pebalo Pebolo
ID: UNCST-2022-R010630
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Incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes of neonatal sepsis among HIV-exposed infants of mothers on dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
REFNo: HS6486ES
Comparing 28-day clinical outcomes of mothers with HIV on DTG-based ART compared with their HIV negative counterparts.,To compare 28-day clinical outcomes among HIV-exposed neonates of mothers on DTG-based ART and HIV-unexposed neonates.,To compare sepsis incidence risk factors among HIV-exposed neonates of mothers on DTG-based ART and HIV-unexposed neonates,To conduct a scoping review to describe the epidemiology of neonatal sepsis of neonates born to mothers with HIV comparing outcomes on DTG- and non-DTG-containing regimens,
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Uganda |
2025-11-04 13:00:07 |
2028-11-04 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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ERIC WOBUDEYA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001047
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Phase I/II Dose Finding, Safety and Tolerability Study of Daily Rifapentine Combined with Isoniazid (1HP) for Tuberculosis Prevention in Children Less Than 13 Years of Age with and without HIV
REFNo: HS6555ES
Primary Objectives
Cohort 1 and Cohort 2
• To determine the weight-band dosing of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen by evaluating:
? PK RPT exposures among children with and without HIV
? Safety and tolerability of the 1HP regimen among children with HIV while receiving twice-daily DTG and children without HIV through 28 days of dosing
Cohort 2
• To evaluate the effect of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen on the PK of DTG
Secondary Objectives
Cohort 1 and Cohort 2
• To evaluate the effect of covariates including age, weight, sex, ethnicity, nutritional status, and HIV-1 status on the PK of RPT taken as part of the 1HP regimen
• To evaluate the safety of the 1HP regimen through 24 weeks of follow-up
• To evaluate the palatability and acceptability of the 1HP regimen
• To evaluate adherence to the 1HP regimen
Cohort 2
• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of twice-daily DTG through 42 days among children with HIV who are receiving 1HP
• To evaluate virologic control (less than 200 copies/mL) at Day 42 among children taking a DTG-based ARV treatment regimen co-administered with 1HP
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Uganda |
2025-11-04 12:59:17 |
2028-11-04 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
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ConfiSign HIV/Syphilis Combo Self-Test: Evaluation of Clinical Performance and Usability in the hands of untrained users.
REFNo: HS6687ES
Untrained users will either take part in the label comprehension study and results interpretation study (part A) or in the observed untrained user study (part B). Untrained users enrolled for the label comprehension and results interpretation study (part A), shall not participate in the observed user study (part B) and vice versa.,The primary and overall objective of this study is to evaluate the performance and the usability of the ConfiSign HIV/Syphilis Combo Self-Test in the hands of untrained users from a low prevalence HIV region (< 5%) who have no, or limited experience in self-testing. ,
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Uganda |
2025-10-29 16:22:26 |
2028-10-29 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Specioza Namakula
ID: UNCST-2025-R021710
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EMPOWERING MOBILITY: Assessing the Impact of Buffalo Bicycles on Refugee and host Communities in Uganda. A case study of Bidi Bidi, Rhino Camp and Palabek refugee settlements
REFNo: SS4566ES
I. To generate data that will support Learning and evidence-based decision making.
II. To provide systematic and objective information for bicycle usage in refugee communities.
III. Generating information that is required to inform advocacy and further bicycle provision for vulnerable communities.
IV. To determine the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of bicycles in improving accessibility to essential services like education, health and economic empowerment.
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Uganda |
2025-10-29 16:20:00 |
2028-10-29 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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