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Betty Akwongo
ID: UNCST-2021-R003759
 Inventory of Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants of West Nile Region for Establishment of Botanical Garden in Muni University, Northern Uganda
REFNo: NS931ES

1. To carry out ethno-botanical survey of medicinal and nutraceutical plants used for management/ treatment of various diseases in West Nile region, Northern Uganda.
2. To document usage of medicinal and nutraceutical plants of West Nile region so as to conserve and preserve the traditional indigenous knowledge
3. To find out the ecology of the medicinal and nutraceutical plants of West Nile region to guide future creation of botanical garden

 Uganda 2025-03-10 13:46:41 2028-03-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Okello Ronald
ID: UNCST-2024-R002778
 Board of Governors Outlook and the Educational Performance of Catholic-Founded Schools in Uganda
REFNo: SS3659ES

i) To establish the influence of board independence on the educational performance of Catholic founded Grant Aided Secondary Schools in Uganda.
ii) To determine the influence of board composition on the educational performance of Catholic founded Grant Aided Secondary Schools in Uganda.
iii) To examine the head teacher’s role duality and its influence on the educational performance of Catholic founded Government Aided Secondary Schools in Uganda.

 Uganda 2025-03-10 13:44:32 2028-03-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Kishaija Noel
ID: UNCST-2024-R004309
 Assessing the impact of climate change on farming systems and livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: A551ES

i. To document production systems, livelihood sources, and climate change adaptation practices among smallholder coffee farmers in Southwestern Uganda
ii. To determine how climate change has changed coffee farming systems among smallholder coffee farmers in Southwestern Uganda
iii. To determine the relationship between livelihood components and climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder coffee farmers in Southwestern Uganda
iv. To determine the relationship between gender and climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder coffee farmers in Southwestern Uganda
v. To recommend policy interventions that will enhance the sustainability of smallholder coffee production

 Uganda 2025-03-10 13:29:02 2028-03-10 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Josephine Akellot
ID: UNCST-2024-R016329
 Applying findings from prior mental health training and supervision research in rural Ugandan settings: a transdisciplinary research proposal
REFNo: SS3626ES

1. To explore retrospective and future-looking stakeholders’ perspectives on the scope and complexity of task-shifting training and supervision in mental health care
2. To explore retrospective and future-looking policy voice-over the strategy to follow before, during and after task-shifting training and supervision in mental health care

Uganda 2025-03-10 13:24:40 2028-03-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Elizabeth Ekirapa
ID: UNCST-2020-R014390
 Opt-AMR: Optimizing Antibiotic Usage to Mitigate AMR
REFNo: HS5547ES

Aim: To develop a metric and evidence use process for improving the management of childhood febrile illness in community settings.

Objectives
1) Investigate associations of QoC in a sample of healthcare facilities (HCFs) with AMR to key antibiotics used for febrile illnesses in children.
2) Assess the risk of AMR development through analysis of genomic traits from samples collected in study sites; determine future risk of resistance development.
3) Use mixed methods to investigate community level health system drivers of ABU and AMR at the district level with particular focus on febrile illnesses.
4) Develop a rapid and recurrent surveillance system of ABU and AMR prevalence and of community voices in districts for evidence-based improvement of health system strategies and policies.
 Uganda 2025-03-10 13:18:54 2028-03-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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