Prof Salim Abdool Karim takes up new role at WHO
By Kaya 959 News World-renowned South African infectious disease epidemiologist, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, has been appointed as a member of the World Health Organisation’s Science Council. Abdool Karim stepped down as the co-chair of the country's COVID-19 Ministerial Advisory Committee last month. The Science Council, comprising nine of the world’s leading health researchers and chaired by Nobel Laureate Dr Harold Varmus, was inaugurated on Tuesday by WHO’s Director-General. The […]