Research Themes & Application Areas

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Our research and development activities constitute four broad Research Themes that include:

1. Health Data Analytics and Data Use
2. Standards, Ethics, Governance and Security
3. eHIS Development, Implementation, and Impact-evaluations
4. Community, public and global health security and emergency response

Our research application areas include:

1. Clinical and Health Services
2. Child and Maternal Health
3. Infectious Diseases
4. Community, Public and Global Health

Research & Innovation Projects

Assessing the Potential for Transforming Health in Uganda through an Electronic Health Data Sharing Platform and Data Science

Exploring the Feasibility for Strengthening Uganda’s Health System through Standardizing Digital Health: Architecture, Standards and Knowledge Products (eRegistries)

Implementing and evaluation of a low-resource digital infrastructure in Uganda: Visualization and Interpretation of Radiographic Images (VIoRI) to improve access to imaging services at Mulago and Fort Portal regional referral hospitals

A Mobile Health Individualized Dietary Plan and Behavioral life style Tracker for Diabetics in Uganda

Designing and Piloting of a Mobile-based Technology linking Mothers to Health Providers and Health Facilities to Reduce Maternal and New-born Deaths in Uganda During- and Post- COVID-19 Pandemic 

Beyond Monitoring Functionality to Impact Evaluation of Digital Health Implementations in Uganda’s Health Sector