Research and Public Health Ethics Certificate Course

Description

Research and Public Health Ethics Certificate Course

Objectives

Presenters

1. Prof. AAMIR JAFAREY
   Prof. Jafarey (FCPS, FRCS, MBE) is Professor at the Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC), SIUT. He is also a General Surgeon who did academic clinical practice at the Aga Khan University till 2016. Prof. Jafarey has been involved in bioethics education and research for over two decades and has been managing the Postgraduate Diploma and master’s programs in Bioethics offered by CBEC since 2006. He served on Pakistan’s National Bioethics Committee for 8 years, and was involved in the research review process, in addition to serving on the Clinical Studies Committee of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan
   WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Research Ethics Review Committee


2. Dr. AMAR JESANI
   Dr. Jesani (An independent researcher/teacher (bioethics, public health) is one of the founders of the Forum for Medical Ethics Society (FMES) and Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME www.ijme.in), published since 1993. He was a co-founder of Anusandhan Trust and the founding director of its institute, CEHAT (1994-99). He is a visiting faculty at Ethics Centre, Yenepoya University, Mangalore (since 2011), at Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC), Karachi (since 2010) and at KEMRI-CBEC Bioethics training program in Nairobi (since 2017). In the past he served as a member of several Research Ethics Committees in India and international Research Ethics Board of the Medicine Sans Frontiers (2009-24).
   Forum for Medical Ethics Society (FMES)


3. Prof. AASIM AHMAD
   Prof. Ahmad (FCPS MHSc (Bioethics) has a longstanding interest in Bioethics. He is the Dean and Chief Nephrologist at The Kidney Centre Postgraduate Training Institute, an Honorary Senior Lecturer (Bioethics) at the Aga Khan University, and an adjunct faculty member at CBEC-SIUT in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a Member of the Ethics Review Committees of Aga Khan University, Ziauddin University and the Chair of IRB at Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi. He is also a member of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ethics Review Board (ERB).
   Aga Khan University


4. Dr. CHARLES MUGA
   Dr. Muga has over-time been the Principal Investigator as well as Co-Investigator and Social Science Advisor for a number of projects sponsored by KELIN, Kenya. Dr. Muga has also offered advisory services as a social science / Community Engagement Consultant for the Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium and the Kenya Mental Health Foundation.
   Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium


5. Prof. ELIZABETH BUKUSI
   Prof. Bukusi: (MBChB, M.Med (ObGyn), MPH, PhD, PGD (Research Ethics), MBE) is a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS). She is a Senior Principal Clinical Research Scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), a Research Professor at the University of Washington (Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global health), and an honorary lecturer at Aga Khan University in Nairobi and Maseno University (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology) and Volunteer Clinical faculty – Professor at the University of California San Francisco (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences) and Visiting faculty at the Centre for Biomedical Research and Ethics and Culture (CBEC0 at the Sind Institute for Urology and Transplantation (SIUT).
   KEMRI


6. Miss Caroline Kithinji
   Ms. Kithinji is a seasoned bioethicist with over 20 years of experience in research ethics governance, capacity building, and committee leadership in Kenya and the wider African region. She currently serves as Head of Training at the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU) of the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and as Adjunct Faculty and Coordinator of the Master in Bioethics program at AMREF International University.
   KEMRI


7. Prof. JOHN WERU
   Prof. Weru is the Chief Medical Officer and Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. He is the chairperson of the Hospital Ethics committee at the hospital as well as the vice chair of the Aga Khan wide Ethics Review Board charged with ensuring compliance with ethical SOPs and guidelines in institutions within the global AKU fraternity.
   Aga Khan University Hospital


8. Dr. JAMES AYIEKO
   Dr. Ayieko is a medical doctor who holds an MPH from University of California, Berkeley and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Antwerp, Belgium. James’ career over the last decade has centered around HIV care and ways of improving treatment outcomes in low resource settings. His area of interest has been improving treatment outcomes by optimizing the HIV care cascade right from linkage of HIV infected individuals to care, retention and viral suppression.
   KEMRI


9. Prof. LILIAN OMUTOKO
   Prof. Omutoko is an Educationist and Bioethicist. She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies, University of Nairobi. She holds a PhD in Education, a master’s degree in educational administration, a master’s degree in Global Bioethics, from Anahuac University, Mexico, a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research Ethics, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a Certificate in Responsible Conduct in International Research, University of Washington, USA.
   University of Nairobi


10. Miss MELBA KATINDI
    Ms. Katindi is a lawyer and bioethics scholar with over 14 years of experience at the intersection of law, health, and social justice. She holds an LL. B in Law, Postgraduate Diplomas in Law and Bioethics, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Bioethics at Amref International University.
    KEMRI


11. Dr. REV. FR. PASCAL MWAKIO
    Rev. Dr. Fr. Mwakio is a Catholic priest from Mombasa Archdiocese since 2004. He holds bachelor’s degree in Philosophical studies from Urbaniana University-Rome, bachelor’s degree in theological studies, Masters and Doctorate degrees in Bioethics all from Regina Apostol rum University, Rome. He is the author of book “The Right to Life and African Concepts about Life: A Bioethical Approach for Kenya, 2014. He belongs to the expert committee of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) under the Social and Human Sciences Program. Dr. Mwakio is a member of Bioethics Society of Kenya.
    Kenya National Commission for UNESCO


12. Miss SUALEHA SHEKHANI
    Ms. Shekhani is an Assistant Professor at Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture, SIUT. She holds an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences with a major in Psychology. Her interests lie in health and social research using qualitative methods. She has a master’s in health policy and management from Aga Khan University, Karachi, as well as a Master's in Bioethics from CBEC, SIUT.
    Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture


13. Dr. VICTOR OMOLLO
    Dr. Omollo is a research scientist with a background in medicine and public health. He has worked at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI; Kisumu, Kenya) for six years. He has a keen interest in developing and testing interventions that will reduce the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. He is currently leading the pharmacy-delivered PrEP services projects in Western Kenya
    KEMRI


14. Prof. WALTER JAOKO
    Prof. Jaoko is a Physician, and Professor of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Medicine, and Director of KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, at the University of Nairobi. Since 2017 he has been an Extraordinary Professor of Medicine at Stellenbosch University at the Centre for Bioethics and Law in the Department of Medicine.
    KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research