James Gita Hakim (14 May 1954 – 25 January 2021), was a Zimbabwean internist, clinical epidemiologist, cardiologist, researcher, university faculty and academic mentor.
He also held a Master of Medical Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology, obtained from the University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health in Australia.
[3] He was also a Principal Investigator and Site Leader within the Harare-based University of Zimbabwe-University of California San Francisco Clinical Trials Unit.
[7] He was an active clinician researcher, called upon to investigate HIV/AIDS prevention and therapeutics, including co- infections, shortly after joining UZCHS.
[6] Hakim was the recipient of the 2019 Ward Cates Spirit Award at the 2019 HIV Prevention Trials Network' Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.