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Nicholas Bbosa
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Viral Pathogen Surveillance and Discovery in Uganda
REFNo: HS2543ES

1. Surveillance: Determine the genetic diversity and prevalence of HIV, HBV, HDV, HCV and SARS-CoV-2 molecular variants circulating in Uganda and adjacent African countries.
2. Discovery: Identify novel pathogens from patients and at autopsy with illnesses of unknown etiology and characterize any viral genomic sequences detected in such patients and autopsies.
3. Assay prototyping: Evaluate the performance of blood screening and other diagnostic assays in development.

Uganda 2022-11-28 11:43:26 2025-11-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adeodata Rukyalekere Kekitiinwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000799
An evaluation protocol by Baylor-Uganda titled: Leveraging on the Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) platform to Improve TB case finding, TB Preventive therapy and TB treatment outcomes under ACE-FORT Project
REFNo: HS2534ES

1) Conduct a baseline TB/HIV performance indicator assessment among OVC supported under the ACE-Fort project.
2) Compare TB case finding, prevention and treatment outcomes before and after implementing accelerated TB-OVC integrated services,
3) Describe geographical hotspots with high number of OVC with TB under the ACE-Fort Project.,
4) Evaluate adoption and contextual factors influencing implementation of the accelerated TB-OVC integration services by CSO staff,
5) Estimate the cost of implementing accelerated TB-OVC integration services under the ACE-Fort Project.

Uganda 2022-11-28 11:40:05 2025-11-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Moses  Mulumba
ID: UNCST-2021-R013832
REGULATING THE MIGRATION OF HEALTH APPS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1500ES

The goal of this research is to contribute to the development of a conceptual framework of digital health coloniality as a way of understanding and contesting the digital inequalities that the migration of mHealth data out of Africa cause.

Research Objectives:
- To document future risks of data migration as a form of digital health colonialism while benchmarking on stories of data misuse.

- To establish whether or not contract law reinforces digital health colonialism through the migration of data.
Uganda 2022-11-28 11:18:32 2025-11-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
Improving vaccine knowledge and misinformation resistance through the mobile-based game Cranky Uncle: Vaccine Edition
REFNo: HS2519ES

To explore the game's effectiveness across different segments of the population, age groups and education levels.,To evaluate the impact of the mobile game on vaccine knowledge, acceptance and intent and ability to detect misinformation,To explore the resistance/ability to detect different types of misinformation after playing the CU game.,To assess vaccine knowledge, acceptance, and intent after playing the CU game.,To test the effect of the Cranky Uncle mobile game on vaccine knowledge, acceptance, and intent and resistance/ability to detect different types of misinformation through playing the game ,To establish whether the Cranky Uncle game significantly increases vaccine knowledge, acceptance and intent, and resistance to misinformation. If there are areas where the game is ineffective, these findings will inform attempts to improve the game’s performance in these areas.,
Uganda 2022-11-28 11:15:54 2025-11-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bonny Aloka
ID: UNCST-2022-R010624
Development and Evaluation of Nutrient-Dense Composite from Local Food Materials to Manage Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and Nodding Syndrome in northern Uganda
REFNo: A234ES

3. To investigate the stakeholder perception regarding the nutrient dense composites developed to manage MAM and NS in Acholi and Lango sub-regions,To evaluate the efficacy of the recipes in improving the conditions of clients with MAM and nodding syndrome in Acholi and Lango sub-regions,To test the level of acceptability of the developed composites by the selected mothers/care takers and their children in Acholi and Lango sub-regions,To develop a nutrient dense composites from local food materials to manage MAM and nodding syndrome in Lango and Acholi sub-regions,To develop a nutrient dense composite from local food materials to manage moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and nodding syndrome in Lango and Acholi sub-regions in northern Uganda.,
Uganda 2022-11-28 11:12:34 2025-11-28 Agricultural Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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