12th Annual Chanchlani Global Health Research Award and Lecture at McMaster University
Professors Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim were awarded the 12th Annual Chanchlani Global Health Research Award and Lecture at the awards ceremony in Canada on March 26, presented by the Chanchlani Research Centre and Mary Heersink School of Global Health and Social Medicine. The Chanchlani Global Health Research Award was created by the Chanchlani Family and McMaster University in Canada in 2012. It recognizes leading scholars in the area of Global Health. This prize was in recognition of their tireless efforts as globally renowned epidemiologists and contributions to HIV global health research. As part of the awards events, Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim delivered a lecture titled “Preventing HIV in Women: Three Decades of Trials and Tribulations,” where she explored the challenges and advancements in protecting women from HIV. Prof Salim Abdool Karim presented “Achieving the 2030 AIDS Goal in Africa: Role of Long-Acting PrEP,” focusing on the future of HIV prevention in Africa.