Dr. Violet Naanyu

Dr. Violet Naanyu, is an Associate Professor at Moi University, Kenya. She is trained in Sociology (USA), Medical Anthropology (Holland), and Global Bioethics (Mexico). She is an elected Fellow at the African Academy of Sciences, a member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Sciences for Better Health, Board Member and Patient Representative, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, and the Behavioural and Social Science Lead, AMPATH Research, Kenya.

She is a board member of ICRH Kenya, Co-Chair of the Indigenous Populations Special Interest Group, member of the National Scientific and Ethics Committee, Kenya, and a Committee Member of the Bioethics Society of Kenya. She has served as a Bioethicist on six global research projects and extensively used qualitative approaches and community-engaged research.

She has been involved in research activities in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Gambia, Zambia, Canada, and South Africa, and has over 125 peer-reviewed publications.

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