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Gita Ramjee (Photo Credit: UNAIDS)

Gita Ramjee (Photo Credit: UNAIDS)

Coronavirus: UNAIDS mourns HIV scientist, Ramjee

byOge Udegbunam
April 2, 2020
2 min read

The United Nations Programme of HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has announced the death of a pioneering HIV scientist, Gita Ramjee.

According to the UNAIDS website, on Thursday, Ms Ramjee died of COVID-19- related complications on March 31.

“Her death is an immense loss to the HIV prevention research community. UNAIDS offers its full support to all efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and prevent more loss of life,” it said.

The executive director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, said she was deeply saddened at the news of the passing of Ms Ramjee

“She was an eminent scientist who dedicated her life to HIV prevention for women and girls in Africa. Her death is a huge loss at a time when the world needs her most. My condolences to her family, friends and colleagues,” she said.

“UNAIDS mourns her untimely passing and will endeavour to honour her memory by continuing to support global efforts to find methods that enable women to take control of their HIV prevention and reproductive health and rights through informed choices,” it said.

Brief Background

Ms Ramjee is globally recognised for her ground-breaking research in the field of HIV prevention technologies for women

In 1996, she led a trial on vaginal microbicides for the prevention of HIV among a group of sex workers in Durban, South Africa.

The trial was her introduction to the HIV community and was the beginning of her commitment to women-initiated HIV prevention technologies that she pursued with unwavering dedication and commitment for more than two decades.

She held the position of Chief Specialist Scientist at the Aurum Institute, where she worked to improve the health of people and communities through HIV prevention, research and innovation.

She previously held the positions of Chief Specialist Scientist and Director of the South African Medical Research Council’s HIV Prevention Unit and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Global Health, University of Washington.

She was also an Honorary Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Ms Ramjee received several distinguished awards and accolades for her scientific contributions.

In 2018, she was awarded the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership/European Union Outstanding African Female Scientist Award.

She also co-chaired the Microbicide Conferences in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and in 2012 was honoured with the conference’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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