Dr Samuel J Ujewe

Dr Ujewe is a researcher and specialist in applied ethics and global population health, especially, population health ethics, justice and social determinants, infectious disease management, indigenous health justice, inequities in health emergencies, cross-cultural bioethics, and global mental health. He is widely published, including a co-edited book: “Socio-cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa: An Indigenous Response to Deadly Epidemics”.

He is a Senior Ethics Advisor at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and a member of the CIHR Advisory Committee on Ethics. He holds other secondary affiliations, including as Ethics Expert, European Commission; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Arrupe Jesuit University.

He holds a PhD in Applied Ethics and Global Popoulation Health; Master of Health Sciences in Bioethics; and BA Honours in Philosophy. He has broad and diverse international experience, having lived, studied, and worked in several countries across the globe.