Professor Shabir Madhi, Dean of the faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand was awarded the prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award in June 2020. Prof Madhi is also the Director of the South African Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Unit (Wits-VIDA)

He is a renowned and highly recognised researcher in the field of vaccinology, with extensive experience in conducting clinical trials on vaccines for various infectious diseases. Read more about his background and his significant contribution to advancing our understanding of infectious diseases and developing effective vaccines to combat them.