Dr. Huwaida Bulhan

Dr. Huwaida Bulhan joined Roche-Kenya in 2019 bringing over a decade of experience in

primary healthcare and the biotech industry to the team.

She leads the clinical research operations activities in East, Central and West Africa for Roche,

supporting the advancement of scientific discoveries. Huwaida serves in various global

capacities addressing barriers in global clinical trial participation and access to innovative

therapies as a Project Lead with the Roche/Genentech Global Health Equity and Population

Science department.

Huwaida is also responsible for the recruitment, retention and development of diverse local

talent within the clinical research space in the SubSahara Africa region. She currently serves as

the global primary point of contact for the Medical Affairs Evidence Generation community for

Area Africa, and is a member of the Advancing Inclusive Research Community of Practice

within the Roche/Genentech global organization.

Prior to her role at Roche, Huwaida worked as a medical doctor for the Ministry of Health in

Kenya, in the city of Nairobi and in Garissa town, before moving to clinical research oversight

and management in private industry as well as academia in Europe and North America. She

acquired her medical training at the University of Nairobi, and further training in Public Health

with a focus in Global Health research, at the University of East London. Huwaida is passionate

about health equity, and how research can be transformative to healthcare practice and policy in

Africa.

Externally, Huwaida serves on the Advisory Council for the Women of Color in Pharma

(WOCIP) global organization, the Advisory Committee for the Cross-Pharma Capacity

Development Initiative (CPCDI / SFA Foundation), and now the Steering Committee for the

Clinical Research Society of Kenya (CRSK).

Huwaida is a very proud mum of two girls and enjoys playing tennis and trying new cuisines in

her spare time.