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Diana Asiimwe Ritah
ID: UNCST-2025-R019047
EVALUATION OF SAFE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION IN TRACHOMA-ENDEMIC KARAMOJA REGION: A CASE STUDY OF PROGRESS AND GAPS
REFNo: HS8380ES

General Objective To evaluate the implementation of the SAFE strategy for trachoma elimination in Moroto, Napak and Nabilatuk districts of the Karamoja region, Uganda. Specific Objectives 1. To assess the level of implementation of the SAFE strategy components (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvement) in Moroto, Napak and Nabilatuk districts of the Karamoja region. 2. To identify the key barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of the SAFE strategy for trachoma control in the selected districts.
Uganda 2026-08-11 20:21:31 2029-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Galiwango Dereck
ID: UNCST-2025-R019894
FINANCIAL RESOURCE MOBILISATION PATHWAYS AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4972ES

1. To examine the relationship between diversified resource mobilization pathways and financial sustainability in Public Universities Uganda.
2. To determine the mediating role of cost management practices on the relationship between diversified resource mobilization pathways and financial sustainability in public universities in Uganda.
3. To examine the mediating role and contribution of Planning and Finance department on the relationship between diversified resource mobilization pathways and financial sustainability in public universities in Uganda.

Uganda 2026-08-11 20:19:24 2029-08-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Noel  Namuhani
ID:
A REALIST EVALUATION OF HOW AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS SOCIAL HEALTH PROTECTION CAN BE EXTENDED TO WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS8331ES

4. To empirically examine the contextual conditions and mechanisms through which strategies used by the selected social health protection initiatives influence (not) coverage among informal workers in Uganda in order to refine the initial program theory.,3. To explore the hypothesized contextual conditions and mechanisms through which strategies used by the identified social health protection initiatives are expected to influence (not) coverage among informal workers in Uganda in order to develop an initial program theory. ,2. To explore strategies being implemented by the different social health protection initiatives and how they influence coverage among informal workers in the informal economy in Uganda. ,1. To identify and categorize the documented strategies for extending social health protection initiatives to workers in the informal economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. ,To explain how and in what conditions social health protection can be extended to workers in the informal economy in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2026-08-11 19:21:05 2029-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ouma Simple
ID: UNCST-2021-R012820
Evaluation of electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) in Uganda
REFNo: HS8223ES

To evaluate the performance of eCHIS as an integrated digital health information system in Uganda.,4. To evaluate the implementation processes, adoption, fidelity, and sustainability of eCHIS implementation in Uganda.,To assess the budget impact and financial sustainability of scaling up eCHIS implementation to districts not currently implementing the system in Uganda.,To estimate the financial and economic costs of implementing and maintaining eCHIS and assess its cost implications for improving community health services in Uganda.,To determine the effect of eCHIS implementation on the uptake of childhood vaccination and other community health services in intervention districts compared with matched comparator districts in Uganda.,To evaluate the effectiveness, implementation determinants and outcomes, health information system performance, costs, and scalability of the eCHIS and its contribution to improving vaccination uptake and delivery of community health services in Uganda.,
Uganda 2026-08-11 19:12:24 2029-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Atwine Emmanuel Mignot
ID: UNCST-2026-R025405
EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE INPUT SUPPLY AND EXTENSION SERVICES ON SMALLHOLDER COFFEE YIELDS IN NTUNGAMO DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS5679ES

1. To examine smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions regarding the contribution of agricultural cooperative-provided inputs and extension services to coffee productivity in Ntungamo District. 2. To evaluate the effect of cooperative-provided inputs and extension services on farmers’ adoption of improved and climate-smart farming practices. 3. To determine the relationship between the adoption of improved and climate-smart farming practices promoted through agricultural cooperatives and farmers’ perceived changes in coffee yields and income, while controlling for farm size, access to credit, and weather conditions.
Uganda 2026-08-11 17:24:22 2029-08-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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