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JOAN KABAYAMBI PROSE
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Exploring Implementation Experiences to Adapt Digitized Payment of Community Health Workers: A Case Study of Benin and Uganda
REFNo: HS2926ES

The general objective of the study is to document the experiences of using DFS, identify good practices for the planning and implementation of gender-sensitive, national and sustainable digital health payment (DHP) of CHWs. ,iii) Design, using the identified good practices, a prototype for effective, gender-sensitive, and sustainable digital payment systems for CHWs in resource-constrained settings such as Benin and Uganda,ii) Assess the level of readiness and requirements for DHP of CHWs based on the experiences of using digital payment systems of community health workers during vaccination campaigns in Benin and Uganda,i) Understand the experiences, challenges, and opportunities of digital health payment systems for community health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa in immunization campaigns taking into account gender aspects ii) Assess the level of readiness and requirements for DHP of CHWs based on the experiences of using digital payment systems of community health workers during vaccination campaigns in Benin and Uganda iii) Design, using the identified good practices, a prototype for effective, gender-sensitive, and sustainable digital payment systems for CHWs in resource-constrained settings such as Benin and Uganda,
Uganda 2023-07-11 11:25:02 2026-07-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eddy Walakira Joshua
ID: UNCST-2022-R009077
Forced Labor Measurement Study: Ugandan Labor Migrants in the Middle East
REFNo: SS1872ES

Overall objective
To provide representative estimates of experiences of forced labor indicators among Ugandan migrant workers in the Middle East based on The International Conference of Labour Statisticians’ (ICLS) Guidelines concerning the measurement of forced labour, 2018.

Specific objectives

I. Explore the best way to interpret and operationalize the definitions presented in the guidelines
II. Explore how the ways in which questions are asked affects responses
III.Provide recommendations to improve questionnaire design and ultimately data quality

Uganda 2023-07-11 11:22:59 2026-07-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
joseph  mwizerwa
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Promoting Cultural Humility Through a Collaborative Online Transcultural Education and Leadership Development for Nurses in the Global Community
REFNo: HS2856ES

3. Conduct a posttest (endline) survey to evaluate the success of the training intervention in improving the participants’ leadership and collaborative competencies.,2. Design and implement appropriate/customized learning activities/course content informed by the baseline survey results.,1. Carry out a pretest to understand the participants’ baseline collaborative and leadership competencies prior to the intervention.,Develop an assessment process to determine whether students (graduates and/or undergraduates) are achieving the planned global learning and leadership development outcomes.,Design learning activities and course content that will allow students to demonstrate global learning and leadership development outcomes,Initiate a course syllabus or co-curriculum revision process to define global learning and leadership development outcomes for a course or academic program for graduates and undergraduate nursing students.,
Uganda 2023-07-10 17:48:52 2026-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clovice Kankya
ID: UNCST-2020-R010154
Taxonomic Assessment of Selected Angiosperm Families in East Africa
REFNo: A318ES

Broad Objective
To provide a comprehensive study on the taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of the Hydnoraceae, Poaceae, Viburnaceae, Velloziaceae, and Rutaceae species in East Africa.

Specific Objectives
a. To explore the inter-species diversity in Hydnoraceae from East Africa.
b. To produce the first revision of tribe Cynodonteae in the Flora of Central Africa.
c. To assess the taxonomic status of Sambucus L., (Viburnaceae) in East Africa.
d. To understand the taxonomic update and revision of the family Velloziaceae.
e. To provide a taxonomic revision of the genus Zanthoxylum and Vepris in East Africa.

Uganda 2023-07-10 17:24:14 2026-07-10 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Arthur  Mpimbaza
ID: UNCST-2022-R008866
Risk of contracting malaria among hospitalized patients at Jinja regional referral hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study.
REFNo: HS2918ES

The objective of this study is to determine the risk of hospitalized patients with non-malarial illnesses contracting malaria during their stay in hospital.
Uganda 2023-07-07 11:07:23 2026-07-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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