New publication Ethical and Legal Implications of AI in Infection Prevention and Control
Independent interdisciplinary research

Where law, health and responsible technology meet.

Evidence-based legal and governance approaches for safer healthcare, accountable public institutions and digital innovation that protects human dignity.

Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja
Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja Founder and Research Lead
About the Centre

Research grounded in the practical realities of healthcare and governance.

Elgujja Research Centre for Healthcare Law and Digital Governance is an independent research and policy initiative led by Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja. Our work bridges legal scholarship and frontline healthcare practice across Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and comparative settings.

We develop research, policy analysis and implementation-oriented frameworks that are legally sound, ethically defensible and capable of practical use.

01Rigorous scholarship
02Practical implementation
03Ethical accountability
04Comparative perspective
Research programmes

Three connected fields of inquiry.

Our programmes examine how legal authority, institutional practice and emerging technology shape health, rights and public accountability.

01

Healthcare Law and Infection Prevention

Patient safety, professional accountability, public health law, infection prevention governance and healthcare quality.

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02

AI and Digital Governance

Responsible AI, digital health, data protection, explainability, liability and institutional accountability.

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03

Constitutionalism and Public Policy

Constitutional rights, access to justice, legislative reform and governance in complex and conflict-affected settings.

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Selected publications

Evidence across law, health and governance.

A focused selection of recent and representative work. The complete catalogue provides direct DOI, publisher and archive links for every listed title.

Research article

Ethical and Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Infection Prevention and Control: A Saudi Arabian Perspective

An interdisciplinary examination of responsible AI use in infection prevention and clinical governance.

AI and Digital Governance View publication
Research article

Aerobic Microbiological Profile and Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Sterile Body Fluid Infections Over Nine Years

Long-term surveillance evidence from a tertiary-care setting, with implications for stewardship and patient safety.

Healthcare Law and Infection Prevention View publication
Doctrinal analysis

Localising Child Rights in Post-Conflict Settings: Borno State’s Child Protection Law 2021

An assessment of constitutional coherence, implementation challenges and institutional protections for children.

Constitutionalism and Public Policy View publication
Complete research record

Explore all published and archived work.

Browse the verified catalogue title by title, with direct DOI and archive links, or use the scholarly profiles for the latest external indexing.

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Professional and social
Portrait of Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja
Founder and Research Lead

Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja

Healthcare law scholar · Legal practitioner · Infection prevention specialist

Dr Elgujja’s work connects constitutional accountability, patient safety and responsible digital governance. He combines legal research with more than two decades of healthcare experience and implementation practice.

He serves at King Saud University Medical City in Riyadh and is a Visiting Scholar at Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri.

  • Healthcare law
  • Infection prevention
  • AI governance
  • Constitutionalism
Collaborate

Let’s turn rigorous research into practical institutional change.

We welcome collaboration with universities, healthcare institutions, government bodies, professional organisations, publishers and independent researchers.

Contact the Centre Contributors are credited on the projects and publications to which they contribute. A formal advisory board has not yet been constituted.