Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD

Research Professor, Global Health

Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD, is a chief research officer at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), a research professor at the University of Washington ( Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health), and volunteer faculty member at the University of California San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive sciences. She is a visiting scientist at the University of Nairobi, an honorary lecturer at Aga Khan University in Nairobi, and is faculty at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture at the Sind Institute for urology and transplantation Karachi. Her primary research interest includes STIs, reproductive health, and HIV prevention, care, and treatment in addition to an interest in ethics and the development of systems and structures for regulating research, She has had a focus on capacity building for many years and has been engaged in the training and mentorship young scientists. She serves on many international boards, task forces, and committees and is a co-lead on the IARTP Women and HIV program.

Publications

  1. Suchman, L, Himes, E, Birabwa, C, Challa, S, Okumu, S, Kwena, Z et al.. Opening the black box of agency in contraceptive decision-making: A cross-country qualitative study of a complex process. SSM Qual Res Health. 2025;8 :100615. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100615. PubMed PMID:41333542 PubMed Central PMC12665608.
  2. Ekwunife, OI, Kuo, AP, Banerjee, P, Zhang, S, Kiptinness, C, Omollo, V et al.. Understanding the cost of pharmacy-delivered HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis service delivery in Kenya: findings from pilot studies. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025;25 (1):1536. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13681-x. PubMed PMID:41299640 PubMed Central PMC12659100.
  3. Sharma, A, Mwamba, C, Maritim, P, Humphries, H, Kwena, Z, Pollard, D et al.. Perspectives on App-Assisted Self-Testing Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests Among Community Members, Health Care Providers, and Public Health Leaders in Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia: Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025;27 :e70273. doi: 10.2196/70273. PubMed PMID:41297040 .
  4. Kwena, ZA, Bukusi, EA, Mwamba, C, Sang, NM, Okoth, FO, Morton, JF et al.. Household healthcare seeking patterns for emergent ill-health in Migori, Western Kenya. Front Public Health. 2025;13 :1658217. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1658217. PubMed PMID:41293587 PubMed Central PMC12640822.
  5. Sheira, LA, Ayieko, B, Gutin, SA, Kwena, ZA, Charlebois, ED, Agot, K et al.. Gaps in Effective HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Screening and Uptake Among Fishermen in Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2025; :. doi: 10.1007/s10461-025-04950-1. PubMed PMID:41251869 .
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