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Peter Alinda
ID: UNCST-2025-R020482
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
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:37:44 2028-11-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stephen Okoboi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001356
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.
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:34:31 2028-11-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Prosper Behumbiize
ID: UNCST-2025-R019986
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.
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:33:24 2028-11-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
HOPE KANSIIME
ID: UNCST-2024-R004499
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,
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:31:17 2028-11-04 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Edwin Nuwagira
ID: UNCST-2021-R013488
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,
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:29:51 2028-11-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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