Lasker Award | SA couple win award for HIV & AIDS work

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South African epidemiologists Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim have been recognised for their life-saving work on HIV/AIDS. The two are this year’s recipients of the prestigious Lasker Award for public service. The award is described as the US equivalent of a Nobel prize for science. The power couple have launched research labs and trained hundreds of scientists across Africa. And they have used science to dispel myths and propaganda about AIDS. #enca #dstv403 For more news: https://www.enca.com/