Deputy President David Mabuza Mourns The Passing Of Renowned HIV Scientist Professor Gita Ramjee

Nyakallo Tefu 

Deputy President David Mabuza has paid tribute to Professor Gita Ramjee, who died after suffering COVID-19-related complications.

Ramjee was the former Chief Specialist Scientist and Director of the South African Medical Research Council’s HIV Prevention Research Unit.

She was also renowned for her work on finding HIV prevention methods that were conducive to the lifestyles, circumstances and perceived risk factors that South African.

She was also involved in attempts to find an effective HIV vaccine.

“The passing of Professor Ramjee comes as a huge blow to the entirety of the healthcare sector and the global fight against HIV/AIDS. In her, we have indeed lost a champion in the fight against the HIV epidemic, ironically at the hands of this global pandemic,” said Mabuza.

“In her honour, we should heed the call to flatten the curve by strengthening our responses to this global pandemic as well as continue the