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Raymond Atwine
ID: UNCST-2022-R011223
A clinicopathologic digital image platform to aid the diagnosis of breast cancer amongst patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
REFNo: HS2606ES

i. To develop a digital platform that will be used to process and store breast lesion images, symptoms, and risk factors among women presenting at Mbarara regional referral hospital with breast lesions.
ii. To digitize gross and histology annotated images of breast lesions from patients presenting at Mbarara regional referral hospital
iii. To develop a machine learning model for diagnosis of breast cancer in patients presenting with breast lesions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital

Uganda 2023-03-02 12:50:32 2026-03-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fred Kayemba Jonah
ID:
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE IN BUSOGA SUBREGION, EASTERN UGANDA: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
REFNo: SS1620ES

1. To examine Structural Climate Change Adaptation factors associated with sustainable livelihood of women in agriculture in the Busoga sub region, Eastern Uganda. 2. To assess Social Climate Change Adaptation factors associated sustainable livelihood of women in agriculture in the Busoga sub region, Eastern Uganda. 3. To determine Institutional Climate Change Adaptation factors associated with sustainable livelihood of women in agriculture in the Busoga sub region, Eastern Uganda. 4. To assess climate change policy implementation factors moderating in the relationship between climate change adaptation and the sustainable livelihood of women in agriculture in the Busoga subregion, Eastern Uganda.
Uganda 2023-03-02 12:49:17 2026-03-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Henry Twinomujuni Kafunjo
ID:
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1539ES

1) To assess the perceptions of traditional healers in Uganda on the use of an intellectual property system in the protection of traditional medicine knowledge.
2) To examine the suitability of an intellectual property system in protecting traditional medicine knowledge and practice.
3) To evaluate the factors that facilitate proper functioning of the intellectual property system in protecting traditional medicine knowledge and practice.

Uganda 2023-02-27 10:10:15 2026-02-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Monil Khera
ID:
Investigate the effect of climate on the behaviour and demography of banded mongooses (Mungos mungo).
REFNo: NS443ES

Understand how body temperatures change in relation to the surrounding climate and what behaviours they are performing.
UK 2023-02-27 10:06:38 2026-02-27 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Josephine Bwogi
ID:
IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED WITH MEASLES-LIKE ILLNESSES (MLI) IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2678ES


To identify aetiological pathogens associated with measles-like rash illnesses in Uganda
Uganda 2023-02-24 17:00:31 2026-02-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Job Morukileng
ID:
Estimating the impact of COVID-19 on all-cause mortality in Uganda, during March 2021 to March 2022
REFNo: HS2687ES

To describe the distribution of excess mortality rate by key factors including cause, age, sex, ethnicity, location and socioeconomic status,To estimate excess mortality rate in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020-March 2022),To estimate the impact of COVID-19 on all-cause mortality in Uganda, during April 2020 to March 2022 for planning, evaluating public health interventions and policy making.,
Uganda 2023-02-24 16:58:26 2026-02-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Susan  Nabadda
ID: UNCST-2020-R014331
Establishing capacity for wastewater-based COVID-19 epidemiology and supporting implementation of pilot surveys in Uganda
REFNo: NS480ES

To strengthen laboratory capacity to implement wastewater-based COVID-19 Surveillance and support the use of data from the surveys to complement disease surveillance and monitor trends in Uganda.
Uganda 2023-02-24 16:51:42 2026-02-24 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mohammed Lamorde
ID: UNCST-2019-R001293
Active Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis
REFNo: HS2613ES

To examine if the APT-Sepsis programme is effective at reducing infection related maternal mortality and severe morbidity.
To evaluate if the APT-Sepsis programme is effective at reducing secondary clinical outcomes of: Stillbirth, early neonatal death (infection related and total), maternal mortality (any cause), maternal near miss (any cause)
To explore differential or subgroup effects of the APT-Sepsis programme.
To understand the implementation of the APT-sepsis programme in Malawi and Uganda, to facilitate interpretation of trial outcomes and development of a longer-term implementation strategy.
To determine if the APT-Sepsis programme is cost effective.
Nigeria 2023-02-24 16:50:45 2026-02-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Moses Ocan
ID: UNCST-2020-R014731
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness, Vaccine Uptake Determinants, and Impact of Pandemic on Health Programs in Uganda
REFNo: HS2664ES

Objective 1: To evaluate the real-world COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in Uganda using a retrospective study design

Objective 2: To identify the barriers and enhancers to COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Uganda

Objective 3: To assess the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare programs in Uganda

Objective 4: To evaluate the real-world COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and safety in Uganda using a prospective study design

Objective 5: To develop a national biorepository for COVID-19 samples at H3Africa Biorepository at Makerere University Biomedical Research Center (MaKBRC), College of Health Sciences, Uganda

Uganda 2023-02-23 8:26:55 2026-02-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
Promoting Universal Health Coverage for Amputees in Uganda through Social Enterprise and Engineering Innovation
REFNo: SIR192ES

The principles of patient autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice will be employed. Institutional safeguards, such as human subjects review committees and policies governing organisational ethics, will be followed. To this end, we shall seek ethical approval from the Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences Research Ethics Committee and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. We shall also seek permission from the Ministry of Health as well as the management of the health units from which the data will be collected. We will provide verbal and written explanations of the study, including the aim, the level of participation required, potential risks of involvement, and the approximate duration of participation. The consent will include full verbal (in case of illiteracy) and written/signed informed consent from all individuals and groups before accepting to be interviewed. We will seek written permission to record interviews, and access meeting minutes, reports, and other relevant documents from relevant persons prior to including them in the research. Participants will be asked to give verbal consent and confirm this by reading and signing the consent form (included in the appendix). The key informants, including service users, will be free to withdraw consent at any time without giving an explanation and without this negatively affecting the care they receive. Data collectors will translate information into the relevant local language where required. We will seek verbal consent from participants who struggle to read and write, and the next of kin will sign the consent form on behalf of the user. We will only include participants 18 years of age and older who can provide consent on their own. The participant information sheet will explicitly state that participation in this study is purely voluntary. Participants can withdraw at any time, up to 14 days after data collection, without giving the reason for their withdrawal from the study. Their decision to withdraw from the study will not affect the services they receive. Participants will have up to 48 hours after receiving full details about the study, to consider participating in the research and ask questions.
Uganda 2023-02-22 8:38:27 2026-02-22 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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