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Research Projects

SN

Title of the Research Project

Year Started

Principal Investigator

Duration of the Project

Status (completed/

ongoing)

Expected year of completion

(if applicable)

Funder/Funding Institution(s)

Remarks (if any)

1.      1

Determining trustworthiness and safety of REmote Consulting in primary Healthcare for chronic disease populations in Africa using a stepped

wedge design – The REaCH Trial

Nov 2020

Prof Senga Kali Pemba

18 months

Ongoing

March 2022

UKRI/GCRF/Newton Fund) via EPSRC -funding

 

2.      5

Oral Health Promotion program

Nov 2021

Prof Senga Kali Pemba

6 months

Ongoing

April 2022

Dalhousie Dental School Canada, Provision Charitable Foundation Canada

 

3.      2

Co-produced mobile consulting for remote, marginalised communities in Africa

May 2020

Prof Senga Kali Pemba

12 months

Completed

 

Global Challenges Research Funds

 

4.      3

Mobile consulting as an option for communities with minimal healthcare access in low-resource settings

Feb 2019

Prof Senga Kali Pemba

12 months

Completed

 

MRC Health Systems Research Initiative

Publications :

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076211033425

 

Policy briefs shared with policy markers

5.      4

How can Remote Consulting Training for health workers in rural Tanzania be optimised to support upscaling to remote and marginalised communities of East and West Africa?

June 2020

Prof Senga Kali Pemba

6 months

Completed

 

King’s College London

 

6.       

(R)emoved (I)njectable modified (S)hort – course regimens for (E)Xpert Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis: Feasibility and Effectiveness of the modified shorter duration injectable-free Multidrug Resistant (MDT-TB) regimen in RR/MDR TB population in the Tanzania

 

2020

Dr Albino Kalolo

3 years

ongoing

2022

Global Fund

Protocol accepted for publication in BMJ Open

7.       

GACD collaborative project: Scaling-up of evidence-based interventions at the population level for the prevention or management of hypertension and/or diabetes in Tanzania

 

2019

Dr Albino Kalolo

3 years

ongoing

2022

The Japanese Agency for Medical Research and Development

 

8.       

Evaluation of Surgical Site Infection Etiology in Post Operative patients and Bacterial Susceptibility at Saint Francis Hospital, Morogoro , Tanzania

 

2021

Dr Theresia Karuhanga

1year

Ongoing

2022

The royal Tropical Institute

 

9.       

Assessing institutional and individual level capacity in conducting health research in regional and local government authorities in Tanzania

 

2021

Dr Albino Kalolo

1 year

Ongoing

2022

Harvard Medical School

Manuscripts ready for publication

10.   

Estimating the costs of providing health services in primary health care facilities in Tanzania

 

2021

Dr Albino Kalolo

2 years

Ongoing

2023

UNICEF

 

11.   

Documenting  the implementation of the data use initiatives in primary health care settings in Tanzania

 

2021

Dr Albino Kalolo

2 years

ongoing

2023

UNICEF

 

12.   

Covid-19 vaccines acceptability and associated factors among healthcare workers in Tanzania

 

2021

Dr Albino Kalolo

1 year

Ongoing

202

UNICEF

 

13.   

Cardiovascular risk factors, depression and quality of life in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania

 

2019

Dr Albino Kalolo

2 years

Completed

 

NIH

 

14.   

Understanding the Epidemiological predictors of Hepatitis E virus in low resource communities in Tanzania

2022

Dr Philbert Balichene Madoshi

 

1 year

Ongoing

2023

Cambridge-Africa Programme – Cambridge – ALBORADA Africa

 

15.   

Genomic analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from potable water, surgical site infections and fish

 

2022

Dr Philbert Balichene Madoshi

 

9 months

Ongoing

202

Danida Fellowship Centre – Denmark

 

16.   

Improving comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care in Dodoma region, Tanzania: Baseline assessment

2021

Dr Angelo Nyamtema

3 years

Ongoing

2023

UNICEF

 

17.   

Accessing Safe Deliveries in Tanzania

2016 – 2020

Dr Angelo Nyamtema

60 months

Completed

 

IDRC – Canada

 

18.   

Leadership and managerial capacities strengthening for quality pregnancy and newborn outcomes in Tanzania

2017 – 2021

Dr Angelo Nyamtema

36 months

Completed

 

IDRC – Canada

 

19.   

Availability and distribution of health workers in the district councils in Tanzania Mainland

 

2020

Dr Angelo Nyamtema

3 months

Completed

–

SIKIKA

 

20.   

The capability of health training institutions to produce competent health workforce

2018 – 2019

Dr Angelo Nyamtema

6 months

Completed

 –

SIKIKA

 

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