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Richard Sanya Edwin
ID: UNCST-2023-R006836
The Next Generation Vaccine Card: Innovative Technology to Improve Vaccine Equity in Kagando, a Rural Setting in Uganda
REFNo: HS3515ES

To implement and evaluate using cluster-randomised and pre/post intervention approaches, the ‘next generation digital vaccine card’ in Kagando Uganda I. Implement the digital vaccine card intervention in rural Uganda II. Evaluate the implementation process and effectiveness of the intervention III. Evaluate the impact of the intervention on equity at the individual and village levels. IV. Conduct an economic evaluation of the intervention.,To co-design and develop a ‘next generation digital vaccine card’ for childhood vaccinations I. Design and build a prototype digital vaccine card and registry II. Use iterative feedback to refine the digital vaccine card and registry III. Develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that meets the desired stakeholder specifications,To evaluate the current routine childhood vaccination landscape in Kagando Uganda I. Assess baseline routine childhood immunisation data quality at the facility level using WHO standard indicators II. Assess equity in routine childhood immunisation coverage and timeliness using household survey data III. Collect and analyse qualitative data to understand current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of vulnerable populations from patient and provider perspectives.,To develop and evaluate a ‘digital vaccine card’ and registry that will facilitate the electronic collection of individual data at health facilities to allow improved monitoring of vaccine coverage and timeliness by both healthcare providers and parents/caregivers, in turn improving vaccine equity in rural Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-01-08 13:14:20 2027-01-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Hakim Sendagire
ID:
Clinical, Hematological and Biochemical predictors of outcome in patients admitted with Sudan Ebola virus disease during the 2022 Uganda Ebola Outbreak (CHEBE Study)
REFNo: HS2961ES

General Objective
To evaluate the clinical presentation, treatment, clinical chemistry, immune chemistry, hematology and other laboratory predictors of clinical outcome in patients admitted with Sudan Ebola virus disease during the 2022 Uganda Ebola Outbreak
Specific Objectives
1. To evaluate the clinical presentation of patients at the time of admission in the ETU and treatment offered during admission as predictors of outcome among Sudan EVD patients admitted in hospital during the 2022 Ugandan Ebola Outbreak (CHEBE Study).
2. To describe the clinical chemistry, immune chemistry, hematology and other laboratory predictors of outcome in patients admitted with Sudan Ebola virus disease during the 2022 Uganda Ebola Outbreak (CHEBE Study).
3. To determine the association between laboratory profiles, comorbidities and clinical outcomes among patients admitted with Sudan Ebola virus disease during the 2022 Uganda Ebola Outbreak (CHEBE Study).

Uganda 2024-01-08 13:13:08 2027-01-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elisa van Dongen Maria Angela
ID:
Belief-based poverty traps and the effects of material and psychological interventions: Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in rural Uganda
REFNo: SS2137ES

This research aims to empirically study the effects of aid on beneficiaries' and non-beneficiaries' agency beliefs and effort decisions.
Netherlands 2024-01-08 13:12:25 2027-01-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JOSELYN RWEBEMBERA
ID: UNCST-2021-R013915
Building the Foundation for Effective Sore Throat Treatment in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3473ES

Objective 1: Co-design a sore throat treatment program model using a community based participatory research approach to ensure a culturally and contextually appropriate and effective strategy for primary prevention of RHD.

Objective 2: Describe the current health seeking behavior of children who have a sore throat, including barriers and facilitators to seeking care within the formal healthcare system.

Objective 3: Describe the current approach by health care workers to a child presenting with sore throat, including barriers and facilitators to guideline-based care for children with sore throats.
Uganda 2024-01-08 13:11:15 2027-01-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Daudi Jjingo
ID:
AI for Health Equity: Transforming Pandemic Preparedness in Uganda (HEAL)
REFNo: HS3524ES

Primary objective: To leverage advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 to convert the Uganda Ministry of Health pandemic preparedness guidelines and the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) into an interactive, conversation-based tool, accessible in a native African language. Secondary objective: To validate the effectiveness of the dynamic AI platform encompassing language adaptation, user satisfaction and perception, seamless implementation in clinical settings, and tangible impact on clinical decision-making by conducting focused field testing involving a group of 60 healthcare professionals.
Uganda 2024-01-08 13:08:26 2027-01-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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