Billy Morara Tsima, MD
International Scholar
- Acting Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Public Health | University of Botswana
- Botswana
- Basic Life Support/Resuscitation | HIV/AIDS | Leadership | Maternal Child Health | Mental health | smoking cessation
Languages: Setswana (Fluent), English (Fluent)
Bio statement
As a family physician, my practice of medicine involves providing medical care to a wide variety of people. Serving in primary care settings provides a unique opportunity to interact with undifferentiated patients from different backgrounds. It became evident early in my exposure to this situation that equity in health is important and addressing it is an ongoing effort requiring a strong understanding of the context in which diseases occur as well as collaboration with others with different experiences.As a medical educator and researcher, my work brings me in contact with many others in the global health space.
Recent global health projects
Conducting a smoking cessation clinical trial among people living with HIV in Botswana.
Conducting training and mentorship for healthcare leaders in Botswana.
Selected publications
Tsima BM, Melesse T,Mogobe KD, Chabaesele K, Rankgoane G, Nassali M, Habte D. Clinical use of blood and blood components in post-abortion care in Botswana. Transfusion Medicine.2016. doi: 10.1111/tme.12320
Melese T, Habte D, Tsima BM, Mogobe KD, Chabaesele K, Rankgoane G, et al. (2017) High Levels of Post-Abortion Complication in a Setting Where Abortion Service Is Not Legalized. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0166287. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166287
Tsima B, Ratcliffe SJ, Schnoll R, Frank I, Kolson DL, Gross R. Is Tobacco Use Associated with Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Individuals with HIV?. JIPAC. 2018;17:1-7. DOI: 10.1177/2325958218768018
Rajeswaran L, Cox M, Moeng S, Tsima BM. Assessment of nurses’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills within three district hospitals in Botswana. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2018;10(1), a1633. https:// doi.org/10.4102/phcfm. v10i1.1633
Rebecca L. Ashare & Billy Tsima. Smoking Cessation among People with HIV in Kenya — A Sustained Impact? NEJM Evid 2024;3(11)DOI: 10.1056/EVIDe2400346 VOL. 3 NO. 11
Tsima BM, Motlhatlhedi K, Sharma K, Rantshabeng P, Ndlovu A, Gaolathe T, Lynnette T. Kyokunda (2024) The association between smoking and cervical human papillomavirus infection among women from indigenous communities in western Botswana. PLoS ONE 19(6): e0302153. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302153
Last Updated: 24 March 2025