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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COVID-19 Pandemic | Standing up for Science by Prof Salim Abdool Karim
South Africa did not respond quickly enough to secure Covid-19 vaccines in 2020 during the global pandemic. These are among the revelations in Professor Salim Abdool Karim's debut novel, Standing Up for Science.
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Standing up for Science by Prof Karim | SA didn't quickly secure Covid-19 vaccines
South Africa did not respond quick enough to secure Covid-19 vaccines in 2020 during the global pandemic. These are among the revelations in Professor Salim Abdool Karim's debut novel, Standing Up for Science.
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Increase in HIV infections among young people concerning : Prof Salim Abdool Karim
Prof Salim Abdool Karim, CAPRISA Director, sheds light on this pressing issue with SABC News.
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Prof Salim Abdool Karim unpacks link between GBV and Aids
Prof Salim Abdool Karim, Director of CAPRISA unpacks the link between GBV and Aids
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11th SA AIDS Conference I Access to TB and HIV treatment: Prof. Kogie Naidoo
Prof Kogie Naidoo, CAPRISA Deputy Director & Head of TB HIV Treatment, sheds light on the alarming situation in South Africa as the global epicentre for HIV. With COVID-19 exacerbating new infections, the 11th SA Aids Conference in Durban brings together experts, NGOs, and policymakers to tackle this crisis. Let's unite for a multi-pronged strategy and prioritize the well-being of young women in sub-Saharan Africa. #HIVAwareness #SAAC2023
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Champion Spotting: Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha
Professors Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha have been awarded the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in the medical research category by Japan for their outstanding work on HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 in Africa.
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How do we eliminate TB as a public health threat?
According to Professor Kogie Naidoo, a TB expert and Deputy Director of CAPRISA. South Africa is facing challenges in reducing the high incidence rate and deaths caused by tuberculosis (TB), and must accelerate its investment and implementation of new technologies and therapies to eliminate TB as a public health threat.
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Prof Karim explains bone marrow procedure to cure HIV
French Pasteur Institute Announces Third Successful HIV Cure with Stem Cell Procedure Explained by Prof Salim Abdool Karim.
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Breakthrough in HIV Treatment Research
Professor Salim Abdool Karim, Director of CAPRISA speaks about possible HIV cure using stem cell transplant.
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Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs Launched
Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, CAPRISA Associate Scientific Director is one of the four commissioners of the Eastern and Southern Africa Commission (ESACD).
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Commemorating Professor Bongani Mayosi
The University of Cape Town and the Bongani Mayosi Foundation hosted the annual Bongani Mayosi memorial lecture. Professor Salim Abdool Karim delivered the lecture in Cape Town held on Saturday, 28 January 2023.
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South Africa's pandemic hero
Professor Salim Abdool Karim led South Africa's pandemic response and was among the country's scientists who helped discover various COVID variants. Yet that earned him criticism as well as praise.
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Prof Abdool Karim speaks on new COVID-19 variant
The discovery of a new, highly infectious Covid-19 variant has some people worried. Professor Salim Abdool Karim advised the public not to panic but remain vigilant.
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