James Gita Hakim

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James Gita Hakim
Born(1954-05-14)May 14, 1954
Internal Medicine at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

James Gita Hakim (14 May 1954 – 25 January 2021), was a

Internal Medicine at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences.[1][2]

Background and education

Hakim was born in present-day

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree.[3][6]

After a year of internship, he continued his medical education by obtaining a

Aachen, Germany. He also successfully undertook a Health Professionals Education course at the University of Cape Town. At a graduation ceremony in 2016, Professor Hakim was nominated for the award of a Doctor of Medicine degree by the University College London.[6]

Career

Hakim joined the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS) in 1992. He rose through the ranks to serve as the Chair of Medicine at the college as of 2001.

University of California San Francisco Clinical Trials Unit. He served as Programme Director of the PERFECT Programme, a National Institutes of Health-sponsored advanced junior faculty research training initiative at UZCHS.[7]

He was an active clinician researcher, called upon to investigate

UNAIDS expert committee on HIV/AIDS. At the time of his death, he was the elected African representative on the Governing Council of the International AIDS Society.[6]

Other considerations

Hakim was the recipient of the 2019 Ward Cates Spirit Award at the 2019 HIV Prevention Trials Network' Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. He was acknowledged for his "outstanding commitment and leadership to health as a right, scientific excellence, and generosity in mentorship and support".[8]

Death

After a period of hospitalization for about two weeks, at St. Anne's Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city, Hakim died from complications of COVID-19, on 26 January 2021.[3][9]

Hakim was survived by his wife and four sons.[3] At the time of his death, he had acquired Zimbabwean naturalized citizenship.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ ECSACOP (December 2018). "Professor James Gita Hakim; MBChB, MMed, MRCP(UK), MMedSci". Kampala: Eastern, Central and Southern African College of Physicians (ECSACOP). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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  4. ^ Kenyi, Edward Eremugo (February 2021). "Obituary: Professor James Gita Hakim". The South Sudan Medical Journal. 14 (1): 28.
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  6. ^ a b c Tsiko, Sifelani (26 January 2021). "Zim Loses Eminent Heart Specialist". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ SANTHE Africa (28 January 2021). "Tribute to Professor James Gita Hakim". Sub-Saharan African Network For TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE Africa). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ HPTN (26 June 2019). "James Gita Hakim Receives 2019 Ward Cates Spirit Award". Durham, North Carolina, United States: HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b Tsiko, Sifelani (29 January 2020). "Prof Hakim – Epitome of humility, leadership and service to humanity". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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