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Author: Corporate Communication / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie [Alec Basson]
Published: 15/12/2020
​​Stellenbosch University (SU) bestowed an honorary doctorate on the internationally-acclaimed infectious diseases epidemiologist Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim on Tuesday (15 December 2020) at SU s December graduation. Abdool Karim, who is the Associate Scientific Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, received the degree Doctor of Science (DSc),
honoris causa at a small physical graduation ceremony for doctoral graduates from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences held at the Endler Hall in the Konservatorium on the Stellenbosch campus.
She was honoured for, among others, her pioneering research in the field of HIV and for advocating for the rights of people living with and affected by HIV; her commitment to advancing the health of young women in Africa and globally; her research leadership and scientific breakthrou ....

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