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Alison Elliott
ID: UNCST-2023-R006524
 OBTAINING SINGLE-CELL LEVEL INSIGHTS INTO THE IMMUNOLOGICAL AND METABOLIC PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINE HYPO-RESPONSIVENESS [REVERSE]
REFNo: HS4782ES

1. To measure the SARS-CoV-2 antibody response at baseline, 3 months after prime vaccination and 1 month after boost vaccination in European and Ugandan adults. 2. To characterise peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and their response to prime/booster vaccination with the AstraZeneca ChadOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in European and Ugandan adults using single-cell technologies
UK 2024-09-10 10:45:15 2027-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Brandon Maser
ID: UNCST-2024-R005142
 Understanding How Policies, Politics, and National Contexts Influence Access to Opioid Medicines in Uganda
REFNo: HS4768ES

1) To elucidate the policy mechanisms that are used by policymakers to govern access to and safe use of opioid medicines in Uganda. 2) To understand how political factors and national context influence the political priority for improving access to opioid medicines within Uganda’s national government’s policy agenda. 3) To understand how political factors and national context influence how governmental, non-governmental, and transnational actors formulate alternative policy options for ensuring access to opioid medicines in Uganda. 4) To understand how policies governing opioid analgesics and those governing OAT have been uniquely influenced by political factors and national contexts during Uganda’s opioid policy reforms.
 Canada 2024-09-10 10:26:35 2027-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Francis Busiku
ID: UNCST-2024-R004040
 Validity, Feasibility and Acceptability of digital x-ray Computer Aided Diagnosis for Tuberculosis by Village Health Teams in Bududa District- a cross-sectional study
REFNo: HS4792ES

3. To determine the feasibility and acceptability of portable Digital Chest X-ray CAD4TB version 7 by VHTs in Bududa District.,2. To determine the validity of portable Digital Chest X-ray CAD4TB version 7, compared to ZN in Bududa District.,1. To determine the validity of portable Digital Chest X-ray CAD4TB version 7, compared to X-pert MTB/RIF (x-pert) in Bududa District.,To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of portable CXR CAD4TB as Community TB diagnostic tool in Bududa District in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-09-10 10:17:27 2027-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Achilles Katamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000540
 Peer-led Implementation of TB-HIV Education and Adherence Counselling in Uganda
REFNo: HS4801ES

To evaluate the implementation fidelity and context of a peer-navigation strategy for TB-EC to improve TB treatment and ART outcomes, To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a peer-navigation strategy for TB-EC and explore the social-behavioral mechanisms for improving adherence and clinical outcomes. ,To evaluate the implementation of a peer-navigation strategy for TB-EC to improve TB treatment completion and ART retention. , To evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel, peer-led TB education and counseling strategy to improve outcomes among persons with tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV/AIDS and assess the social-behavioral mechanisms underlying the observed treatment effects. ,
 Uganda 2024-09-10 10:03:57 2027-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Okumu Tendo Ivan
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Assessment and remediation of selected heavy metals contaminants in tannery wastewater from selected tanneries in Jinja city and Wakiso district,Uganda
REFNo: NS795ES

Prepare and characterize biochar using green banana peels and coffee husks ,Evaluate the concentration levels, speciation and toxicity of selected heavy metals( Cr,Cu,NI,Pb and Zn) in tannery wastewater.,To assess the concentration levels and to bioremediate selected heavy metals contaminants in tannery wastewaters from designated tanning industries in Uganda,
 Uganda 2024-09-10 10:01:32 2027-09-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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