What is Gita Ramjee?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Gita Ramjee | birth_date = {{birth date|1956|4|8|df=y}} | image = | birth_name=Gita Parekh | birth_place = Kampala, [[Uganda Protectorate]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|31|1956|4|8|df=y}} | death_place = [[Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal|Umhlanga]], outside [[Durban]], [[South Africa]] | nationality = [[South Africa]]n | field = [[Medicine]], [[Pediatrics]], [[HIV/AIDS|HIV]] | work_institution = [[South African Medical Research Council]] | alma_mater = [[University of Sunderland]]<br />[[University of KwaZulu-Natal]] | known_for = [[HIV]] research <br /> [[Microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases|Microbicides]] | spouse=Pravin Ramjee }} '''Gita Ramjee''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRCPE}} (née '''Parekh'''; 8 April 1956 – 31 March 2020) was a Ugandan-South African scientist and researcher in HIV prevention. In 2018, she was awarded the ‘Outstanding Female Scientist’ award from the [[European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 September 2018|title=Professor Gita Ramjee receives prestigious scientific award|url=http://www.samrc.ac.za/media-release/professor-gita-Ramjee-receives-prestigious-scientific-award|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=SAMRC}}</ref> Ramjee died in [[Umhlanga]], [[Durban]], South Africa, from [[COVID-19]] related problems on 31 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 April 2020|title=Professor Gita Ramjee, world-renowned HIV scientist, dies of Covid-19 complications|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-04-01-professor-gita-ramjee-world-renowned-hiv-scientist-dies-of-covid-19-complications/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Daily Maverick}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramjee, Gita}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Ugandan people]] [[Category:South African scientists]] [[Category:Medical researchers]] [[Category:Deaths