Interviews

Interview with Salim Abdool Karim on a National Institutes of Health policy that will add new requirements for foreign sub-recipients of funding

A new policy for foreign sub-recipients of NIH funding departs sharply from decades of efforts to promote research integrity and build research capacity globally.

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Prof. Karim pens a book on SA's fight against Covid-19

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, Director of CAPRISA, has authored a book chronicling his personal journey and the nation's collective efforts against the pandemic. Karim shares his invaluable experiences with Stephen Grootes.

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Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Some of the world's leading minds in science attended a symposium for CAPRISA's 20-year anniversary.

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Scientific expertise in govt policy making crucial during Covid-19 pandemic

The use of scientific expertise in government policymaking was crucial during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This emerged from a symposium in Durban, attended by some of the world's leading minds in science, for CAPRISA's 20th anniversary. CAPRISA - the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa - has been at the forefront of research into HIV/Aids. Epidemiologists reflected on how healthcare and governments had to function symbiotically to end global pandemics.

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Early Days of Covid-19 in SA

In Professor Salim Abdool Karim's debut novel, "Standing Up for Science," published on 26 June 2023, it is disclosed that South Africa's response to secure Covid-19 vaccines in 2020 during the worldwide pandemic was not prompt enough.

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Learning from the past to prepare better for the next pandemic with Prof Salim Abdool Karim

In his book, "Standing Up for Science, A Voice of Reason", Professor Salim Abdool Karim gives us a personal, behind-the-scenes account of the first three years of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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