South Africa’s top 30 scientists, researchers and clinicians are in a race to save the world - and honour acclaimed scientist Dr Gita Ramjee, who died from Covid-19 in Durban this week
Johannesburg - South Africa’s top 30 scientists, researchers and clinicians are in a race to save the world - and honour acclaimed SA Medical Research Council chief specialist scientist Dr Gita Ramjee, who died from Covid-19 in Durban on Tuesday night.
“All of my colleagues from my institute as well as those involved in the trial agree that this is for Gita,” Rees told Independent Media this week. South Africa was a key member of the international initiative because of its experience with HIV/ Aids and tuberculosis, said Nel. The clinical trial entails five treatment arms, comprising standard of care, where selected Covid-19 volunteer patients receive basic medical attention and support, while the other four arms include a randomised treatment regime using a range of different drugs, some of them currently administered antiretroviral drugs.
The South African team is also participating in the Crown Coronation Study to evaluate drugs to prevent infections among health-care workers as well as checking the effect of Covid-19 on patients hospitalised for pneumonia and the virus’s effect on pregnant women and their unborn babies.“That’s why the surveillance for Covid-19 is important; we have to monitor what is happening in communities continuously in terms of how the outbreak is evolving,” said Rees.
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