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Daniel Kibuuka Musoke
ID: UNCST-2021-R011749
Final Performance Evaluations of the Apolou and Nuyok Resilience Food Security Activities in Uganda
REFNo: SS1938ES

4. Identify unintended consequences, lessons learned, and best practices that BHA and the Mission may consider in the design and development of the future activities to achieve food and nutrition security and strengthen household and community resilience capacities,3. Evaluate the effectiveness of technical interventions in achieving activity outcomes.,2. Assess the performance of activity management, systems, and processes established by the RFSAs including the sustainability strategy and its implementation, and strategies to improve gender equality, environmental considerations, and conflict sensitivity.,1. Evaluate the RFSAs’ performance in achieving their goals, strategic objectives, and intermediate results,
Uganda 2023-12-01 17:00:42 2026-12-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Wietse Tol
ID: UNCST-2021-R013085
CHANGE: AlCohol use in HumanitariAN settings: a programme of work to address alcohol use disorders and associated adversities among conflict-affected populations in UGanda (CHANGE)
REFNo: SS1676ES

Aim: to evaluate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the CHANGE intervention for male South Sudanese refugees in resettlement areas in northern Uganda.

• Objective 1: evaluate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the CHANGE intervention at reducing percentage of days drinking at 3 and 12 months (CHANGE intervention and EUC vs. EUC alone)
• Objective 2: explore implementation processes and identify mechanisms that promote or inhibit the uptake of the CHANGE intervention amongst providers and participants


Netherlands 2023-12-01 16:59:10 2026-12-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Katswera Joseph
ID:
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROTECTED AREAS IN CONSERVING ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY IN KIBALE AND QUEEN ELIZABETH CONSERVATION AREAS, UGANDA
REFNo: NS642ES

i. To assess how long-term wildlife monitoring influences policy to conserve the ecological integrity of Kibale and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas.
ii. To evaluate the changes in wildlife corridors on the ecological integrity of Kibale and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas.
iii. To investigate how the community-based conservation approach protects ecological integrity of Kibale and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas
iv. To analyse the threats to wildlife conservation of Kibale and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas and how they are being currently addressed.

Uganda 2023-12-01 16:54:01 2026-12-01 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
OKELLO DAMOI JOSEPH
ID: UNCST-2022-R011560
Incorporating mobile technology into postoperative care: a shift in paradigm toward ambulatory surgery in Uganda
REFNo: HS2960ES

to test the central hypothesis that implementation of mAS-FUN reduces hospital and patient costs, utilizes less postoperative medical resources and time, improves patient follow-up, and reduces recovery time, without increasing complications, compared to the current inpatient practice in missionary and public hospitals in Uganda.,To determine the impact of mAS-FUN compared to the traditional postoperative inpatient approach on clinical and cost-effective outcomes in a randomized controlled clinical trial at four independent surgical centers in Uganda.,To demonstrate the safety, effectiveness, and cost-reduction of mAS-FUN to improve postoperative outcomes in a single ambulatory surgery center in Uganda.,
Uganda 2023-12-01 16:48:33 2026-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Francis Mutekanga
ID: UNCST-2020-R014725
T.H.E.INDEX GLOBAL STUDY
REFNo: SS2178ES

3. Establish the relationship between T.H.E.Index and key outcome measures,2. Establish the relationship of T.H.E.Index to other socio-demographic indicators,1. Refine our understanding of the core elements of societal preparedness, including: - Study the relationship between societal preparedness and the willingness to accept interventions and other public health measures. - Detect gaps/weaknesses in the components of societal preparedness at country level,1. Develop an index that maps the core components of societal preparedness and measures the extent to which they are manifest in different countries across the globe,
Uganda 2023-12-01 16:42:47 2026-12-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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