Salim Abdool Karim

thumb|Slim portrait 2020 Salim S. Abdool Karim (born July 29, 1960) is a South African public health physician, epidemiologist and virologist who has played a leading role in the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemic. His scientific contributions have impacted the landscape of HIV prevention and treatment, saving thousands of lives. Quotes What really hurt, is when the world is faced with a threat, a global threat like Omicron, the way you defeat a threat like this, is to stand together, is to work together, to join hands and to deal with threat head on. We should be building bridges, not barriers. External links Category:Physicians from South Africa Category:Virologists from South Africa Category:Medical scientists Category:1960 births Category:Living people