Dr. Dorcas Kamuya, Head of the Health Systems and Research Ethics Department at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, champions ethics and community involvement in health research.

• Dr. Kamuya emphasizes the crucial role of community voices in shaping health research questions and methodologies.
• She leads and collaborates on studies exploring ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of research, including work on emerging technologies, pandemics, and vaccine equity.
• Dr. Kamuya advocates for strengthening ethical standards and building research capacity in Africa, highlighting the progress and remaining challenges for women in science.