Prof Salim Abdool Karim recognised

Prof Salim Abdool Karim has been jointly awarded the prestigious 2020 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science for the remarkable manner in which he has been ‘Standing up for Science’ in his engagements with the South African Government, policymakers and the general public on the COVID-19 pandemic in the South African context. He shares the award with Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States. Prof Abdool Karim is Director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA).