Caesar Alimsinya Atuire
Principal Investigator
Prof. Caesar Atuire is a philosopher and health ethicist whose work bridges ethics, global health, and moral philosophy. His academic journey, spanning civil engineering, theology, and philosophy, reflects a lifelong commitment to understanding what it means to act well in a complex and interconnected world. Prof. Atuire is an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy in the University of Ghana’s Department of Philosophy and Classics.
Based at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine, Prof. Atuire leads research on bioethics with a focus on solidarity, decolonisation, and justice in global health. He is the Principal Investigator of the Global Health Solidarity Project, a Wellcome Discovery Award exploring the meanings and practices of solidarity across diverse regions, and serves as Co-Principal Investigator on several Wellcome-funded projects addressing ethical challenges in AI, misinformation, and environmental sustainability in health research.
His work has been published in leading journals including The Lancet, BMJ Medical Ethics, Journal of Medical Ethics, and the International Journal for Equity in Health. He is also the co-author of What Is a Person? Untapped Insights from Africa (Oxford University Press, 2024), a cross-cultural philosophical inquiry into moral status and personhood.
Prof. Atuire currently serves as President of the International Association of Bioethics (2024–2026), advises the World Health Organization and Africa CDC, and remains deeply committed to fostering epistemic inclusivity and pluralism in global bioethics.