Zuzana Uhde
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Transnational Migration and Challenges for Global Justice: EU–Africa Relations
REFNo: SS217ES
In the project I will study the perspective of Eastern Africa in order to understand the emerging global governance of migration and identify limits of the nation-state defined framework for global justice, which prevails in the social sciences as well as in the UN migration agenda and European migration policy. I will examine how global political economy impacts on Sub-Saharan Africa and to what extent it constitutes factors shaping migration between African countries and trans-continentally. Under the guidance of MISR I intend to learn from the local colleagues about the Eastern African and Ugandan context in order to understand its relation to the international migration regime.
The project will connect a macro-structural perspective analysing global interactions with an analysis of international migration regime and its local effects. The innovative theoretical contribution of the project lies in developing a comprehensive framework that connects migration studies to the broader social theory of global interactions. The main objectives of the project are twofold:
1. developing a conceptual framing of migration in the context of global political economy juxtaposing the double approach of borderless for trade and border-restricted for responsibilities and social protection of migrants;
2. analysing emerging global governance of migration with a special assent on Africa–EU relations and the Ugandan context, and identifying key challenges for global justice.
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Czech Republic |
2018-08-07 |
2021-08-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Jade Siu
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Trade Costs and cross border traders
REFNo: SS226ES
Broad objective:
*To understand challenges to cross-border traders’ trading activities
Specific objectives:
*Understand how cross-border traders’ perspective of the One-Stop-Border-Post
*Understand the barriers cross-border traders’ face in their day-to-day trading activities
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UK |
2018-08-07 |
2021-08-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Julius Okuni Boniface
ID: UNCST-2019-R000963
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Molecular evolution of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Africa
REFNo: A35ES
1. Study of MAP prevalence in two African countries (Sudan and Uganda) and evaluation in comparison to data of Europe and worldwide (To be done in Uganda and Sudan)
2. Analysis of the phylogeny of MAP strains from Africa based on genotyping and complete genomes (To be done in Sudan with samples from Sudan and Uganda)
3. Identification of virulence factors of selected MAP strains (To be done in Uganda).
4. Investigation of susceptibility and resistance genes of cattle to MAP (To be done in Uganda).
5. Creation of a risk map for paratuberculosis in Africa.
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Uganda |
2018-07-31 |
2021-07-31 |
Agricultural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Andrew Kambugu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000823
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Improving HIV treatment in pregnancy: A qualitative study on late antenatal care initiation, maternal disengagement from antiretroviral therapy, and the acceptability of dolutegravir in Uganda and South Africa.
REFNo: HS216ES
1. To investigate the barriers to and facilitators of the uptake of antenatal care early in pregnancy among women in urban and peri-urban communities in South Africa and Uganda.
2. To critically examine key factors that are associated with ART disengagement among women in urban and peri-urban communities in South Africa and Uganda, including:
i. the barriers to and facilitators of ART initiation and adherence among late presenting pregnant women;
ii. the role of pregnancy, breast-feeding and other post-delivery household and healthcare practices in ART disengagement among women;
iii. the differences and similarities in the perceived side effects of dolutegravir and efavirenz among pregnant and post-partum women;
iv. the role of community health workers in the delivery of HIV treatment services among pregnant and post-partum women.
3. To understand the key factors that are likely to influence a potential policy transition to and acceptability of dolutegravir in communities and health facilities in South Africa and Uganda.
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Uganda |
2018-07-27 |
2021-07-27 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Barbara Castelnuovo
ID: UNCST-2019-R000802
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PREVALENCE OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES AMONG HIV-INFECTED WOMEN ATTENDING AN URBAN OUT-PATIENT CLINIC IN KAMPALA, UGANDA: A PILOT STUDY
REFNo: HS219ES
Primary
• To determine the prevalence of GDM among HIV positive pregnant women using standard OGTT.
Secondary
• To describe the association between GDM and maternal/fetal outcome in HIV positive women.
• To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among HIV positive women previously diagnosed with GDM after birth using standard OGTT.
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Uganda |
2018-07-27 |
2021-07-27 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Adriena De Visser
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Global Health Electives: Ethical Engagement in Building Global Health Capacity
REFNo: SS229ES
Research Question: At sites where the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) and other international institutions have long-standing collaborations in support of global health electives, what are the relationship dynamics as perceived by stakeholders in sub-Saharan Africa in regards to visiting medical trainee global health electives?
Specific Objectives
We aim to:
1)Explore and explain perspectives regarding the harms and benefits of global health electives from multiple stakeholders.
2)Explore and explain perspectives on how to create more equitable and mutually beneficial global health electives from multiple stakeholders.
The stakeholder perspectives which we plan to include are those at the host site in Mwanza, Tanzania and Mbarara, Uganda: health facility administrators, host physicians, medical officers, nurses, local trainees, patients and/or family members, and a community leader.
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Canada |
2018-07-26 |
2021-07-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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David Meya Bisagaya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000837
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High Dose AMBISOME on a Fluconazole Backbone for Cryptococcal Meningitis Induction Therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: A Phase 3 Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial
REFNo: HS213ES
Primary Objective:
To determine whether short-course high-dose L-AmB is as effective as 7-day amphotericin B deoxycholate-based treatment courses (current standard of care) in averting all-cause mortality in HIV-associated CM patients in a phase-III clinical endpoint trial.
Secondary Objectives:
1. To determine the EFA in both treatment arms.
2. To examine the proportions of patients in each arm with clinical and laboratory-defined grade III/IV adverse events; median % change from baseline in laboratory defined parameters, by treatment arm.
3. To determine health service costs by treatment arm.
4. To determine all-cause mortality within the first 2 and 4 weeks.
5. To determine whether short-course high-dose L-AmB is superior to 7-day amphotericin B-based treatment courses (current standard of care) in averting all-cause mortality.
6. To determine rates of cryptococcal relapse / IRIS within the first 10 weeks by treatment arm.
7. To determine rates of disability at 10 weeks by treatment arm.
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Uganda |
2018-07-26 |
2021-07-26 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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David Meya Bisagaya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000837
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Operational Research for Cryptococcal Antigen Screening (ORCAS) of HIV Patients: Evaluation of clinical and immunological predictors of outcomes.
REFNo: HS214ES
To identify incidence and risk factors for meningitis or death in asymptomatic CrAg+ persons before 6-months.
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Uganda |
2018-07-26 |
2021-07-26 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Josephine Kayaga Nsubuga-Mugoa Kayaga
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Successful Strategies for Using Knowledge Management in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
REFNo: SS228ES
The purpose of the research study is to explore strategies that some SMEs managers use to effectively integrate Knowledge Management (KM) into their business practices; with the objective that the research study will enable me to make a contribution to positive social change as the findings from this study may be helpful in expanding opportunities for employees to learn new skills and knowledge. Another contribution to positive social change may be the expansion of employment opportunities because, as SMEs integrate KM into their business practices, SMEs may become more successful, leading to the expansion of employment opportunities.
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Uganda |
2018-07-26 |
2021-07-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Julia Dickson-Gomez
ID: UNCST-2019-R000775
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The Social Context of Substance Use and HIV Risk in Kampala City, Uganda
REFNo: SS227ES
To conduct formative research to assess drug use in individuals living in Kampala and the associated contextual factors (drug use sites, sexual and drug networks) that may contribute to HIV injection and sexual risk behaviors.
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USA |
2018-07-26 |
2021-07-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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