Salome Bukachi

Salome Bukachi

Associate professor in the University of Nairobi’s Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies

Prof Salome Bukachi is an Associate professor in the University of Nairobi’s Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies. She has a background in medical anthropology with a bias to infectious diseases in the areas of - community participation, gender, health systems, socio-economic and behavioural studies, food safety and security, and water, sanitation and health (WASH).  She works with various stakeholders both local and international in undertaking research and development on anthropological issues. Her main disease focus has been– African trypanosomiasis, Rift Valley fever, brucellosis among others. Her recent research projects include; IDRC/BMGF/Global Affairs Canada funded research, “Gender Inclusive Vaccine Ecosystem: Enhancing Distribution and Delivery Systems for New Castle Disease and Caprine pleuropneumonia among smallholder farmers  under the Livestock Vaccines Innovative Fund; An Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded research , “Rapid assessment of the impact of covid-19 on wet market reforms in Kenya, Philippines and Vietnam” and an African Oxford Initiative (AfOx) funded study, “Food safety and WASH in households with young children and its impact on their   nutritional and health status in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya She serves as a member of the Africa Region Ecohealth Chapter, a member of the Africa One Health Network  (AfOHNet) Steering Committee and a member of the One Health High level Panel (OHHLEP).