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Christine Nalwadda Kayemba
ID: UNCST-2020-R014220
 Final evaluation of Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3) Programme
REFNo: SS1515ES

2. Assess progress against targets set at baseline, validate, and populate the results framework.,4. Provide conclusions and actionable recommendations that can shape future programming and implementation by UNESCO of initiatives to advance education, health and wellbeing of AYP.,3. Identify opportunities, challenges, good practices, and lessons that will be useful for strengthening and enhancing the design and implementation of the next phase of the programme.,1. Ascertain the effectiveness (results/impact), efficiency, and sustainability of the O3Programme,The overall goal of this final evaluation is to provide UNESCO with a systematic assessment of the full implementation period of the O3 Programme (2018-2022) across all 33 countries. This assessment will analyse both expected and unexpected results and how these were achieved; capture challenges faced and measures taken to adapt and respond to these challenges; and extract good practices and lessons learned.,
 Uganda 2022-11-23 12:46:32 2025-11-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Emma Ndagire Tina
ID: UNCST-2022-R010041
 Assessing the Feasibility of adopting an Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis and Management Algorithm in Uganda
REFNo: HS2542ES

1. Determine how accurately frontline health care providers at selected health facilities in Wakiso district implement the ARF algorithm in Uganda.

2. To determine the factors that will influence the adoption of a novel ARF diagnostic and management algorithm by health care providers at selected community health facilities in Wakiso district.

 Uganda 2022-11-23 12:42:36 2025-11-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jonathan Izudi
ID: UNCST-2019-R000469
 Effectiveness of Intensive Adherence Counselling on Viral Load Suppression among Adolescents and Adults Living with HIV in Uganda
REFNo: HS2553ES

o explore the facilitators of and barriers to repeat VL suppression after IAC completion among adolescents and adults on ART with an initial VL ≥1,000 copies/ml after ≥6 months of ART in Kampala, Uganda using a qualitative case study design (Aim 3),To examine the risk factors for repeat VL persisting at ≥1,000 copies/ml after completing IAC among adolescents and adults on ART with an initial VL ≥1,000 copies/ml after ≥6 months of ART in Kampala, Uganda using a nested case-control study design.,To evaluate the impact of IAC on VL suppression and all-cause mortality among adolescents and adults on ART with VL ≥1,000 copies/ml after ≥6 months of ART in Kampala, Uganda using a regression discontinuity design,
 Uganda 2022-11-23 12:41:12 2025-11-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Muniirah Mbabazi
ID:
Gender dynamics in accessing and utilizing Nutrition and WASH services-An exploratory study.RefNO:2022-392
REFNo: HS2544ES

Document key recommendations for advocacy on gender, nutrition and WASH and local and national levels.,Examine how gender dynamics influence access and utilisation of nutrition and WASH services at household and community levels in Maracha and Bugweri districts,Undertake a document review to identify policy gaps in key policy documents on nutrition, WASH and gender in Uganda,To examine how gender dynamics shape access and utilisation of WASH and nutrition services in promoting women’s leadership, decision making, promoting equal and positive gender norms, improving access to resources as well as building contextual research evidence on local resilience, sustainability in Maracha and Bugweri districts in Uganda,
 Uganda 2022-11-23 12:39:59 2025-11-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Hope
ID:
Strengthening national capacity for tsetse control in Uganda
REFNo: SS1490ES

The primary aim of this study is to monitor and assess the implementation of the action plan to strengthen the capacity for implementing tsetse control at COCTU and in the Districts where tiny targets are deployed. This study will follow-up on the capacity strengthening action plan developed in 2017 with the aim to enable COCTU to implement tsetse control for gHAT independently of LSTM.
The aims will be achieved by the following objectives:
1. Conduct semi-structured interviews with key personnel at COCTU and the District level to fully understand the current level of execution of the action plan for strengthening the capacity to for implementing tsetse control in Uganda.

2. Conduct participatory meeting at the District level with COCTU and District staff to collaboratively assess the progress towards the establishment of a stronger and independent tsetse control system in Uganda (based on findings from objective 1).

UK 2022-11-23 12:38:07 2025-11-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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