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James Tumwine Kashugyera
ID: UNCST-2023-R007984
Bacterial zoonoses as a cause of non-malarial febrile illness in children in Uganda
REFNo: HS2330ES

1.To establish the prevalence of brucellosis, leptospirosis and Q fever in children with non-malarial febrile illness
2.To identify risk factors associated with brucellosis, leptospirosis and Q fever in children with non-malarial febrile illness

Uganda 2022-09-29 13:36:19 2025-09-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jennifer Verdolin
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Testing the Feasibility of Community Driven Course Development: A New Paradigm in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
REFNo: NS364ES

Together with local community experts create two university level online courses in the areas of wildlife conservation and ecotourism. The courses, when offered to students outside of Uganda will incorporate profit sharing so that part of the tuition fees go back to the communities that helped develop the courses.

1. Collaborate with Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) to connect with local community experts to
develop two online university courses in wildlife conservation and ecotourism.

2) Provide guest lectures and workshops to faculty at Kabale University on science communication and online course development

3. Conduct a special podcast series: Voices of Uganda where I invite community members and local experts to share their experience.

4. Develop a strategic plan development to recruit university partners
USA 2022-09-29 13:34:29 2025-09-29 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Wasswa Ziritwawula
ID:
IMPLEMENTATION OF NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY IN URBAN-UGANDA: ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE IN KAMPALA
REFNo: SS1221ES

1. To investigate the implementation of noise pollution control policy, in Lugaba City Division, Kampala Capital City.
2. To critically analyze the enforcement of noise control mechanisms, in Lugaba City Division, Kampala Capital City
3. To investigate citizens’ compliance with noise pollution control regulations, in Lugaba City Division, Kampala Capital City.
4. To inquire into citizens’’ perceptions on noise pollution control policy implementation, enforcement and compliance, in Lugaba City Division, Kampala Capital City.

Uganda 2022-09-29 13:31:58 2025-09-29 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Benedetta Lerva
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Long-term Follow-up Surveys of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program
REFNo: SS1456ES

a) To investigate whether the program puts beneficiary students on a sustained human capital accumulation path and what are the
returns to secondary education generated by the program.
b) To investigate whether the program promotes gains in consumption, health,
assets, livestock holdings, and savings
c)Identify areas where the program successfully spurred systems change within partner schools, TVET institutions, employers, and/or the government; and
d)Evaluate the resilience of both Scholars and the educational system within the context of COVID- 19 shocks and identify potential areas where resilience could be further developed or strengthened.
Italy 2022-09-29 13:29:36 2025-09-29 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alexandra Schubert Victoria
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Implications of Chronic Pain Relief for Economic Decision-Making among Low-Income Individuals in Uganda
REFNo: SS1462ES

Discern the effect of pain relief on economic preferences (risk, time, and social preferences)

Implications of pain relief for labor supply and earnings. This will be studied to understand poverty-related income dynamics.

Implications of pain-relief for real-effort task game. The study of self-reported labor data will be completed by a small real-effort task game, where participants can earn additional income for sorting beans
Germany 2022-09-29 13:25:55 2025-09-29 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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