Ghaiath Hussein, MBBS, PhD

Dr. Ghaiath Hussein’s research focuses on the intersection of ethics in clinical care, public health emergencies, humanitarian settings, and global health. His work examines ethical dilemmas in pandemics and crises, including resource allocation, surveillance, and vaccination strategies. He has supervised research on ethics, professionalism, and law curricula in UK and Irish medical schools and has led a Wellcome Trust-funded doctoral project on ethical considerations in research during armed conflicts. He is actively involved in the Ukrainian Clinical Research Support Initiative and collaborates on projects such as Research as Resistance: A Case Study from Gaza and the Global Observatory of Research Ethics in Armed Conflicts (GOREAC). His research also addresses ethical challenges in global health initiatives, particularly regarding equitable healthcare access and research ethics in low- and middle-income countries. In medical education, he has contributed to the development of innovative teaching and assessment strategies in ethics, law, and professionalism, establishing baseline standards for ethics education in Saudi Arabian medical schools and currently supervising research on ethics education at Trinity College Dublin. He actively mentors undergraduate, master’s, and PhD students, guiding their research, publications, and conference presentations. His recent projects include studies on ethics education in UK and Irish medical schools and resource allocation policies during COVID-19, alongside collaborations on grant-funded initiatives such as Refugee-Thrive: Building Trauma-Informed Refugee Resilience. Through his work, Dr. Hussein advances ethical research practices, medical education, and policy development, particularly in response to global crises and forced displacement.