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Joel Bazira
ID: UNCST-2021-R012493
AMR surveillance, Modelling Antimicrobial pharmaceutical needs and PCR/Herbal/Biotechnological products development
REFNo: HS2855ES

To design real time PCR kits for detection of drug resistant infections.,To develop drugs from herbs and bio-prospect for antimicrobial compounds from Ugandan soils,To apply mathematical modelling and Machine learning in synthesizing AMR data to predict the pharmaceutical needs in Uganda by 2030.,To gain a thorough understanding of the of AMR situation in Uganda,The overall goal of this study is to conduct comprehensive retrospective AMR surveillance, model and predict resistance and design products that will support the fight against AMR.,
Uganda 2023-07-27 20:49:48 2026-07-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
John Mayanja Bbale
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Social and Economic Livelihood of working age population in Uganda
REFNo: SS1919ES

3. To provide Labour force statistics disaggregated upto regions and cities,2. To measure Labour underutilization, formal and informal employment,1.To provide information on the Labour force status of the population,1. To provide current information on the Labour Market indicators to facilitate decision-making across all working age groups in Uganda,
Uganda 2023-07-26 16:55:30 2026-07-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Kyaddondo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014906
UNDERSTANDING HOW MOBILITY AFFECTS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS’ (DIS)CONTINUITY OF CHRONIC DISEASE CARE: A CASE OF SETTLED SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES WITH HYPERTENSION AND/OR TYPE 2 DIABETES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1843ES

General objective

The study seeks to examine how forced displacement and seasonal or occasional mobility of settled South Sudanese refugees in Uganda affect their continuity of chronic disease care, with a particular focus on hypertension and type 2 diabetes.

Specific objectives
1.To examine how the context of health care delivery and access for refugees affects continuity of care for hypertension and type 2 diabetes among South Sudanese refugees living in settlements and urban areas of Uganda.
2.To analyse how patterns of community life affect care for hypertension and type 2 diabetes among South Sudanese refugees living in settlements and urban areas of Uganda.
3.To examine how occasional/seasonal mobility of South Sudanese refugees living in settlements and urban areas of Uganda affects their continuity of care for hypertension and type 2 diabetes.

Uganda 2023-07-24 14:02:48 2026-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Kyaddondo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014906
UNDERSTANDING HOW MOBILITY AFFECTS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS’ (DIS) CONTINUITY OF CHRONIC DISEASE CARE: A CASE OF SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES WITH HYPERTENSION AND/OR TYPES 2 DIABETES ON THE MOVE
REFNo: SS1838ES

Main objective

This study seeks to examine how forced displacement and mobility shapes (dis)continuity of NCD care among forcibly displaced South Sudanese suffering from hypertension & or type2 diabetes at Nyumanzi Reception Centre.


Specific Objectives

1. To establish the NCD (hypertension and diabetes) care package for South Sudanese refugees at reception centres.

2. To investigate the meaning of continuity of care to South Sudanese refugees at the reception centre.

3. To assess how mobility affects continuity of care for FDPs at the reception centre.

4. To examine FDPs’ efforts to adhere to the strict medical regimen to control disease during mobility.

Uganda 2023-07-24 13:59:29 2026-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
alfred andama andama
ID: UNCST-2022-R011051
EVALUATING PATIENT PREFERENCES FOR TB DIAGNOSTICS IN UGANDA: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
REFNo: HS2735ES

Aim 1: To identify relevant values, preferences, and outcomes of the diagnostic process for presumptive TB patients in high TB burden countries and explore their relationship to TB diagnostic test preferences.

Aim 2: To characterize preferences related to key characteristics of TB diagnostic tests among presumptive TB patients living in high TB burden countries overall and according to key sub-groups.

Uganda 2023-07-24 13:54:30 2026-07-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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