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Denis Tindyebwa
ID: UNCST-2025-R018639
Impact of nurturing care interventions on neonatal and child health outcomes in Eastern Uganda: A population-based mother-baby cohort
REFNo: HS7136ES

To evaluate the effect of implementation of the Nurturing Care Interventions on neonatal, child, and maternal health outcomes in Eastern Uganda,
Uganda 2026-04-10 18:47:28 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isa Egiri
ID: UNCST-2026-R023342
Rebels with a Pause: Youth, Generation and Cycles of Guerrilla Violence in Rwenzori, Uganda, 1960s-1993.
REFNo: SS4973ES

•What practices, institutions and symbols were established by the Rwenzururu Movement of the 1960s?
•How has the legacy of those practices, institutions and symbols been reproduced discursively in popular memory and narratives in ways that shape successive rebel groups?
•Does youth leadership result in particular characteristics of armed groups?
•Is there a relationship between the liminality of border regions and the liminality of youth that drives conflict?
•Does the border shape the vulnerability of the youth to joining conflict?
Uganda 2026-04-10 18:36:05 2029-04-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JOHN ISIIKO
ID: UNCST-2022-R011328
Dose Rounding of Parenteral Chemotherapy Drugs at Uganda Cancer Institute: A Cost-Saving Strategy
REFNo: HS7273ES

To determine the potential cost-savings associated with a 10% dose rounding at the UCI – MRCC.,To identify the drugs with high cost-saving potential after a 10% dose rounding at the UCI – MRCC.,To determine the proportion of prescribed chemotherapy doses that qualify for dose rounding at the UCI – MRCC. ,The study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a 10% dose rounding of chemotherapy drugs as a cost-saving strategy at the UCI – MRCC. ,
Uganda 2026-04-10 18:33:33 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
AMBROSE SSERUNJOGI
ID: UNCST-2025-R017987
ANALYSIS OF TRICYCLE PASSENGER CAR UNIT VALUES FOR ENHANCED TRAFFIC FLOW IN KAMPALA CITY UGANDA.
REFNo: SIR629ES

i. To determine static Passenger Car Unit (PCU) values for passenger and cargo tricycles at selected Kampala intersections, targeting a precision of ±0.1 PCU. ii. To compare the derived tricycle PCU values against local values for motorcycles (boda-bodas) and passenger cars to quantify their relative impact on saturation flow. iii. To model the influence of dynamic factors specifically congestion level (V/C ratio), time of day, and wet/dry pavement conditions on tricycle PCU estimates.
Uganda 2026-04-10 18:31:17 2029-04-10 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Sendaula
ID: UNCST-2020-R014767
A Stepped-Wedge Evaluation of an Integrated Maternal and Newborn Health Model for Pastoralist Communities in Karamoja, Uganda
REFNo: HS7225ES

Assess the effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability, fidelity, equity, and scalability of the integrated intervention using a stepped-wedge design.,Improve birth preparedness, early care-seeking, and timely referral through participatory women’s groups and community-managed emergency transport.,Strengthen emergency maternal and newborn care capacity among health workers, Village Health Teams, and Traditional Birth Attendants through simulation-based Helping Babies Breathe and Helping Mothers Survive training and continuous mentorship.,To evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of an integrated maternal and newborn health model aimed at reducing preventable maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in the pastoralist districts of Moroto and Napak.,
Uganda 2026-04-10 18:29:56 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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