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Simon  Sensalire
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Improving Quality of Care of Maternal and Child Services through Result Based Financing (RBF): A Health Facility Based Case Control Survey
REFNo: HS43ES

 To assess whether the RBF payment method, when implemented, improves the quality of ANC, delivery and PNC services compared to usual financing methods  To assess health provider perceptions and expectations of whether other services have, or will be impacted by the RBF intervention  Assess the effect of RBF on practices of midwives through observing service delivery  Determine whether women experience of delivery and PNC services reflect impact of the intervention on quality of MNCH services?  To draw lessons about RBF in the context of Uganda and inform RBF rollout strategy?  Contribute to learning on improvement strategies for MNCH
Uganda 2017-03-28 2020-03-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Simon  Sensalire
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THE FUNCTIONALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTHER BABY CARE POINTS (MCBPS): AN EVALUATION OF THE INTERVENTION
REFNo: HS45ES

The main purpose of the proposed evaluation is to explore into the setup, functionality and user perspectives of benefits and gaps of the MB care points in line with the PMTCT initiative, and inform improvements in their functionality. Specifically, the assessment aims; a) To identify of key activities pertaining to the formation of MBCPs and extent of compliance to the guidelines b) To determine the extent of implementation of recommended activities for the functionality of MBCPs c) To explore perceptions of midwives about MBCP with specific emphasis on feasibility, acceptability, uptake and retention. d) Assess the clinic system in terms of scope of services, quality of care provision and documentation e) To explore perceptions of mothers in terms of satisfaction and acceptability of MBCPs
Uganda 2017-03-28 2020-03-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jenny Farmer
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The Global Methane Project; Monthly Observations, Yearly Assassments
REFNo: NS4ES

The aims of this project are to:\r\n1. achieve a significant improvement in the measurement of methane and to understand what changes are happening at global and regional scales.\r\n2. understand why these changes are occurring through targeted field campaigns and the analysis of atmospheric measurements using advanced modelling methods.\r\n3. predict how methane sources and sinks may change in future.\r\n
 UK 2017-03-17 2020-03-17 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Mahsa Abassi
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Utilization of SMS Messaging Services to Improve Retention in Care of HIV-Infected Individuals in Uganda Short Title: SMS-2-Retain (S2R)
REFNo: SS62ES

The objective of the study is to determine if mobile health (mHealth) technology (text/voice-messaging services) is an effective method of improving retention in care for newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals enrolling into care, as compared to standard of care. This is a pilot, non-blinded, randomized trial of mobile health implementation into routine HIV care. This pilot trial will be focusing on 1) two-week retention in care of all HIV-infected participants from enrollment and followed by 2) participants who have been found to have cryptococcal antigenemia, a population of participants most at risk for early morbidity and mortality.
USA 2017-03-07 2020-03-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Xavier Medialdea Pedrol
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Livestock diet quality and overgrazing in Queen Elizabeth National Park
REFNo: NS7ES

Understanding determinants of livestock movement on spatial and temporal dimensions and link it to the use of resources in an outside Queen Elizabeth National Park while the nutritional and healthy status of the animals is studied. This can be achieved by monitoring the diet quality and parasites of livestock and the forage availability through space and time in and near the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
 Spain 2017-02-28 2020-02-28 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
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