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Shija Kevin Kuhumba

Assistant Lecturer

College of Humanities

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Biography

Shija Kevin Kuhumba, is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He holds a diploma in African Studies and a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from St. Augustine's University of Tanzania. He also holds a Masters of Philosophy from Christ University - India. Currently, he is a PhD research fellow at the Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo. His research and publication interests include Applied Ethics, African Moral Philosophy, Clinical Ethics, and Clinical Ethics Support in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

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Projects

  1. SMUS - MOOCs (Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability - Massive Online Open Course) - funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) via the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), with Its coordination base at the Technische Universität Berlin: Flood Risk Reduction and Management in Tanzania: Case of Dar es Salaam city, 2023 – 2024. Can be accessed via: https://www.udemy.com/course/smus-mooc-on-flood-risk-reduction-and-managemnt/?kw=flood+risk+reduction&src=sac
  2. Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (NORPART): Project name: Enhancing Ethics and Integrity Capacity in Medical Research and Clinical Practice, January 2022 - December 2026. (NORPART‐2021/10586 ‐ ETHIMED project).
  3. SMUS - MOOCs (Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability - Massive Online Open Course) - funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) via the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), with Its coordination base at the Technische Universität Berlin: Developing online modules on gender inequalities and social inclusion of persons with disabilities, women, children, and elderly persons, 2021 – 2022. Can be accessed via: https://www.udemy.com/course/gender-and-social inclusion/learn/lecture/30498704#overview 
  4. Developing bioethics curriculum and teaching manual for health institutions in Tanzania (July 2021 – December 2021).  

Publications

  1. Kuhumba, S. K., Molewijk, B. A., Solbakk, J. H., Mhando, N. E., & Sævareid, T. J. L. (2024). Moral challenges and understanding of clinical ethics in Tanzanian hospitals: Perspectives of healthcare professionals. Developing World Bioethics, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/dewb.12467
  2. Kuhumba, S.K., Lucas, S.K., Lyakurwa, F.M., Mhando, E.N. (2024). Policy Brief: Establishing Clinical Ethics Committees (CECs) to address moral conflicts in Tanzania’s hospitals. Tanzania Journal of Sociology, Volume 10, Issue No.2, 79 - 85. https://lnkd.in/eCe3jbg4.
  3. Kuhumba, S.K. (2021). Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Enhancement of African Humanism. Journal of University of Burundi 19.1 (2021), 132-151
  4. Kuhumba, S.K. (2021). Towards Women’s Empowerment in Africa: Insights from the Capability Approach. In Women and Religion in Zimbabwe: Strides and Struggles. New York: Lexington Books.
  5. Kuhumba, S.K. (2017). Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach as Theoretical Foundation of Human Development. Journal of Sociology and Development. Vol 1, No 1.