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Professor Salim Abdool Karim.
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- President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Professor Salim Abdool Karim for being the joint winner of the 2020 John Maddox Prize.
- Karim received the award with Dr. Anthony Fauci from the USA for championing science during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Ramaphosa said it was an outstanding achievement and international recognition of Karim’s contribution to science and SA’s national response to Covid-19.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his sincere congratulations to epidemiologist and chairman of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, on receiving the 2020 John Maddox Award.
The award was jointly awarded to him and Dr. Anthony Fauci from the US for championing science during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The award, which has been awarded annually since 2012, is a joint initiative of the Sense about Science charity and the leading international scientific journal. Nature.
It is an honor to congratulate Professor Karim on being awarded the 2020 John Maddox Prize, an outstanding achievement and international recognition for his contribution to science and our national response to # COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/rkVRpuYcm4
– Cyril Ramaphosa ???? #StaySafe (@CyrilRamaphosa) December 17, 2020
Ramaphosa said the John Maddox Award recognized the work of the two scientists as prominent government health advisers during the Covid-19 pandemic, and their exceptional communication of the science behind Covid-19 to the public and policy makers.
In recent decades, both scientists have also provided leadership in their respective countries’ response to HIV and AIDS.
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“It is an honor to congratulate Professor Karim for an outstanding achievement and international recognition of his contribution to science and our national response to Covid-19,” Ramaphosa said Thursday.
“As an advisor in official forums and as an ambassador for science, Professor Karim has greatly influenced our response to this pandemic and has enabled public understanding of Covid-19 through his clear and endearing communication of the science behind this challenge. global to human health.
Ramaphosa also congratulated Abdool Karim and his wife, Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, the globally acclaimed HIV and AIDS researcher and epidemiologist, on receiving the 500 Years of the Strait of Magellan Award from the Chilean government.
With this award, Chile honors innovators who, through their research or actions, have contributed to the provision of solutions to global needs.
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