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Dorit Stein Talia
ID: UNCST-2022-R010349
 Modeling Health and Welfare Impacts of National Health Insurance in Uganda
REFNo: SS2522ES

To advance the use of routinely collected administrative data and simulation modeling for health policy decision-making in Uganda. ,To support evidence-based policy debates around what outcomes a national health insurance program should achieve, for whom, how, and at what cost. ,To quantify the distributional health and financial risk protection benefits that may occur from scaling-up a benefits package of health interventions for the most common chronic diseases in Uganda (i.e., cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes).,This study aims to generate empirical evidence on the potential population health, poverty alleviation, and equity impacts of increasing public expenditure on health in the form of a national health insurance scheme in Uganda.,
 USA 2024-11-25 17:24:28 2027-11-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ERIC WOBUDEYA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001047
 Rapid Research for Diagnostics Development TB Network in children and Assessing Diagnostics at POC for TB in children (R2D2_ADAPT Kids)
REFNo: HS5144ES

1. To validate the diagnostic accuracy of design-locked novel TB tests in children with presumptive intrathoracic TB overall and in key sub-groups to inform policy development.
2. To assess the usability and acceptability of design-locked novel TB tests for children.

 Uganda 2024-11-25 17:23:03 2027-11-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rono Josea Josea
ID: UNCST-2024-R002148
 Private Sector DMPA-SE Market survey in Uganda
REFNo: SS3402ES

1. To map out the journey of WRA in accessing contraception in urban settings and identify critical touchpoints, pain points, and unmet needs.
2. To segment clients into distinct groups based on demographics, behaviours, motivations, and unmet needs and understand on how each group experiences the contraceptive journey and perceives available options.
3. To explore fit of potential DMPA-SC “concept” offerings to unmet needs from client segments and identify features, benefits, and service components that address specific pain points or desires of the target segments.
4. To explore and develop value propositions associated with each DMPA-SC “concept” offering and explore how the product concept meets the identified needs and motivations of different client segments.
5. To test the appeal, relevance, and potential effectiveness of DMPA-SC concepts. Focus on obtaining detailed feedback on value propositions, potential narratives and identify trade-offs that clients are willing to make when considering different options
6. To develop and refine DMPA-SC messaging strategies that resonate with client segments, addressing their unmet needs and supporting informed choice and self-care.

 Uganda 2024-11-25 16:25:42 2027-11-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patience Kinengyere Bemanya
ID: UNCST-2024-R004964
 Evaluation of Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Strategies in Urban Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS5046ES

To assess WHO DR detection protocols and facilitate the adoption of a customised early DR detection strategy among DM patients in Urban Kampala, Uganda, to enhance management outcomes,
 Uganda 2024-11-25 14:19:24 2027-11-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
David Okot Pakono
ID: UNCST-2019-R000417
 Change Management Framework for Information and Communication Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning in Uganda: A Case of Gulu University
REFNo: SS3361ES

Objectives
1)To explore the process constituting the SC eLIM in the PBL–Hybrid Learning Project at FBDS in GU.
2)To explore how the activities within the PBL–Hybrid learning project unfold at FBDS in GU.
3)To explore how the PBL–Hybrid project’s SC eLIM changes the learning environment at FBDS in GU.
4)To develop a change management framework for systematic ICT integration in teaching and learning in universities in resource–constrained settings.

 Uganda 2024-11-25 13:28:05 2027-11-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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