Daima Bukini
Bioethics researcher
Daima Bukini (PhD) is a bioethics researcher based at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania. Her research focuses on the ethics of sickle cell disease (SCD) care, particularly equitable access to curative therapies in Africa. Dr. Bukini is currently leading the SCD Advanced Therapy Program (SCD- ATP) at MUHAS, which utilize an integrated approach to promote, strengthen and build partnerships to facilitate access to advanced therapy for SCD patients in Africa. Her recent papers describing the SCD- ATP and exploring patients’ and families’ perspectives on the acceptability of curative therapies for SCD in Tanzania can be found here- https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/1/e017878 and https://karger.com/phg/article/29/1/257/951980/I-Know-that-One-Day-I-Will-Be-Cured-Perspectives
