Standing Up for Science
Language: English
Published by Pan MacMillan, 2023
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- Title
- Standing Up for Science
- Author
- Karim, Salim S. Abdool
- Publisher
- Pan MacMillan
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1770108904
- ISBN 13
- 9781770108905
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Salim S. Abdool Karim was catapulted into a prominent position in the media and on television as the face of South African science in the country's response to the pandemic. Up to that point, his groundbreaking research on AIDS had garnered many awards, leading to his recognition as one of the world’s leading epidemiologists, making him ideally positioned to take the scientific lead in the Covid-19 response.
Standing Up for Science is Abdool Karim’s personal, behind-the-scenes account of the first three years of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is inspiring and informative, shedding light on the difficulties in providing scientific advice, on the international co-operation that was integral to responding to the pandemic, as well as giving insight to some of the controversies in the science-to-policy process, and drawing lessons from Covid-19 to prepare for future pandemics. Beyond the recent events in which the story is grounded, the book is an ode to the value of science and its power to help us tackle some of the world's biggest problems.
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About the Author
SALIM S. ABDOOL KARIM, FRS, is a South African clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist who is widely recognised for his scientific contributions to AIDS and Covid-19. He serves as a Special Adviser on pandemics to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Abdool Karim is the Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and CAPRISA Professor of Global Health at Columbia University. He is an Adjunct Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard University, Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Cornell University and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is a Vice-President of the International Science Council and serves as a member of the WHO Science Council and the Advisory Board of Physicians for Human Rights. Abdool Karim is a board member of the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet Global Health and The Lancet HIV. He is a member of the US National Academy of Medicine and The World Academy of Science, and a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
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