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Country < |
Assignment details/ |
Year |
Partner Institution/ |
Contract Value (US$/ UGX) |
Project summary, Relevancy to the consultancy, and selected Services rendered |
1 |
Uganda |
Training in environmental aspects, including, Public health safety and in inadequate hospital |
2016- 2017 |
African Rural University, Kampala |
UGX 36000 |
The project was about training in environmental aspects that include natural resources, and their impact in inadequate hospital and healthcare settings, which are important for rural conservation of forests. Consistently, Housing conditions, cultural beliefs, social behaviours, access to quality health services, levels of income and education, as well as access to sanitation and safe water were found to partially influence health care services and environment coverage in low-income communities. Project designThe project used an assessment of environmental mechanism to analyse the underlying different pathways in which the health sector is affected in inadequate hospital and health care settings. Farm income could be influenced by health of members.
Description of ServicesThe experts/consultants reviewed the limited available evidence of the association between the health sector and the environment, and the likely pathways through which the environment influences health. The models included the use of private health care as a function of costs and benefits relative to public care and no care. Relation with ConsultancyThe need for preparation of enterprise requires consideration of health of faemers, including the capacity to enhance water supply, health services, strengthening interventions on environment using international agreements, like Rio Conventions, including measures to control hospital-related infection, planning for human resources and infrastructure construction development have linkage to improve well being of the community and reduced degration. Details available at: |
3 |
Malaysia |
Paddy enterprises, Environmental exposure of organophosphate pesticides mixtures and neurodevelopment among primary school children |
2012 to 2014 |
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor. Malaysia. African Rural University, Uganda |
MYR80,000.00 |
The project determined relationship between environmental exposure of organophosphate pesticides mixtures and neurodevelopment among primary school children in enterprises dealing in a paddy farming area. Description of Services Relevancy to the consultancy Details available at:
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4 |
Malaysia, Uganda |
Pesticides and Environmental exposure in paddy plantations |
2012 to 2014 |
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor. Malaysia. African Rural University, Uganda |
MYR80,000.00 |
The project was about the use of pesticides bought from enterprise and how they could lead to increase in yields by protecting the plantation from any pest and unwanted plants. The extensive use of insecticide, may affect the human health especially from occupational and environmental exposures. This can be through water absorption and related food chain, which is important for the Community in the Muzizi catchment. Relevancy to the consultancy Relation to the consultancy Details available at |
5 |
Malaysia / Uganda |
Climate change and water in Uganda |
2014 |
United Nations Uniersity |
USD$ 27,000 |
Water safety and climate mitigation measures are global concerns. In the project, climate variability and related health implications were the focus of the work. These influence natural respurce based enterprise e.g., drought or floods that could negatively impact products. Description of services Relation with the consultancy The project recommended persistence in climate mitigation measures and control against water-related risks, which are important information in planning for natural resource-based enterprise, including market indentification Details available at: Water and climate variability in developing countries: the case of Uganda |
6 |
Mekong River basin of Cambodia |
Hair arsenic levels and prevalence of arsenicosis. In River basins |
2013 |
United Nations Unievrsity |
USD$ 72,000 |
The project was about Hair arsenic levels and prevalence of arsenicosis. This is partly because Natural, inorganic arsenic contamination of groundwater threatens the health of more than 100 million people worldwide, including influencing of market of natural food staff and residents of the densely populated river deltas. Contaminated groundwater from tube wells or boreholes in Cambodia was discovered in 2001 leading to the detection of the first cases of arsenicosis in 2006. The impact could affect other countries like Uganda. The project was on determining the prevalence of arsenicosis based on acceptable criteria, and to investigate the use of hair arsenic as a biomarker not only for arsenicosis-related signs but also for associated symptoms. Description of Services
Relevance to the Consultancy Details available from at: |
7 |
Malaysia/ Uganda |
Safe-water shortages, gender perspectives, and related challenges in developing countries, the case of Uganda |
2012-2013 |
United Nations University |
UDS$ 36,000.00 |
Brief DescriptionThe project was about the need for water, which continues to become more acute with the changing requirements of an expanding world population. In this regard, the project was about safe-water shortages, gender perspectives, and related challenges in developing countries, the case of Uganda. Description of Service Relation to the consultancy Key project highlights relevancy to the consultancy► Water management carried out by women supports quality of life in communities. |