Dr. Mwanaidi Kafuye
Dr. Mwanaidi Y. Kafuye, holds a PhD and has completed Postdoctoral training in Immunology. She also possesses two master’s degree: one in Social Science in Health Research Ethics and another in Biochemistry. With over 23 years of experience in health research promotion and regulation at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Tanzania https://nimr.or.tz/. Dr. Kafuye has held various responsibilities and significant positions both within and outside the institute. https://tz.linkedin.com/in/mwanaidi-kafuye-45152137
Currently, Dr. Kafuye serves as the head of Laboratory Science Section at NIMR-Mabibo Traditional Medicine Research Centre, where she facilitates research and quality control of medicinal herbal products. Additionally, she also serves as Honorary Lecturer at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) teaching bioethics and supervising masters students in the same field. Dr. Kafuye is a former head of the National Health Research Ethics Committee’s Secretariat and has over decade of experience working in the National Ethics Committee,
She is presently leading several health research projects including an EDCTP funded project that aims at strengthening capacity of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), National and Institutional Ethics Committees in the East African region https://nimr.or.tz/ccrreea/. She also leads two projects on the impact of climate change in health and has published a number of papers in peer reviewed journals. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mwanaidi-Kafuye
She has been instrumental in establishing a number of Research Ethics Committees in various sectors that conduct research in the mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. She successfully facilitated development of research ethics guidelines and online National Research Ethics Information Management System, https://nimr.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GUIDELINES-FOR-HEALTH-RESEARCH-2023.pdf, http://41.221.58.65/login. She is a member of Health Research technical committee at Zanzibar Health Research Institute. She is also an expert member for the Clinical Trials Technical Committee (CTTC) of the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA), https://www.tmda.go.tz/pages/clinical-trial-committee as well as an expert reviewer of clinical research protocols submitted to NIMR for ethics clearance.
Furthermore, Dr Kafuye serves as Secretary for the Bioethics Society of Tanzania (BST). She also served as facilitator and Member of the BWH-MRCT – AVAREF – Committee for Ethics Training in Africa (CET). Dr Kafuye is a chief advisor of the Tanzania Ethical Eye for Humanity in Health Organisation. With her extensive experience, She contributes significantly to the Africa Bioethics Network . Her professional interest includes addressing bioethical issues in research, clinical care and conducting capacity building projects in bioethics and health research regulatory oversight. Dr. Kafuye upholds the core values of professionalism, integrity, honesty, service, and personal development.
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