Congratulations to ASSAf Member Prof Helen Rees Wits RHI who has been honoured with the French National Order of Merit in recognition of her outstanding medical career & commitment to improving global health with a focus on public health in Africa.

In 2011, together with Prof Salim Abdool Karim, Prof Rees was the recipient of the Academy’s Science-for-Society Gold Medal Award, a prize that recognises outstanding achievement in scientific thinking for the benefit of society.