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Industry influence on health policies is greatest before draft legislation is ever made public in South Africa, researchers warn. Could the country’s latest attempt to curb deadly epidemics fall prey to the same?
Prof. Salim Abdool Karim wants to focus on the other pandemic, HIV/Aids (Image courtesy of Caprisa) As he steps down from the country’s national COVID-19 advisory committee, Professor Karim Abdool Karim says government has set a ‘new standard of transparency’ in its communication over the vaccine acquisition process. Karim also dismissed rumours that he was leaving the committee over professional differences. Outgoing chairman of the COVID-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee Professor Karim Abdool Karim said the South African government has been “very open” about acquiring vaccines f...