Prof. Dr. Godfrey B. Tangwa
University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon
Professor Emeritus,
Vice Chair/Founder, Cameroon Bioethics Initiative
Blog: https://www.gobata.com/
Period of stay: July - September 2019
Education and professional career
- 2005-Date: Professor of Philosophy, University of Yaoundé, 1
- 2004-2009. Head of the Department of Philosophy, University of Yaoundé 1
- 1994-1996; 1998: Visiting Scholar: Bayreuth university, Germany: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
- 1987-1999: Associate Professor, University of Yaounde 1
- He 1978-1986: Lecturer, University of Ife, Nigeria
- 1984: PH.D. (Philosophy), University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Research Focus
- Bioethics from an African Perspective;
- Moral Philosophy;
- African Philosophy
Selected Publications
Tangwa, G.B (2019).African Perspectives on some Contemporary Bioethics Problems.Cambridge Scholars Publishing: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/african-perspectives-on-some-contemporary-bioethics-problems
Tangwa, G.B; Munung, N.S; Ujewe, S.J; Abayomi, A (Editors), (2019). Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Africa: An Indigenous Response to Deadly Epidemics,Springer Publishers. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030174736
Tangwa, G.B, Browne, K and Schroeder, D "Ebola Vaccine Trials", (2017). In Ethics Dumping: Case Studies from North-South Research Collaborations, edited by Schroeder et al., Switzerland: Springer International Publishing: 49-60.
Tangwa, G.B (2017). Giving voice to African thought in medical research ethics. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 38(2), 101-110.
Tangwa, G.B (2014)“Ethics, Human Rights and Sexual/Reproductive Health in Africa: Exploratory Sociocultural Considerations”In Global Bioethics and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. pp. 213-232.