Has Africa’s history of outbreaks with HIV, AIDS and Ebola better prepared faith communities to manage COVID-19?
Dr. Nyaradzo Murefu
To find out, Roberta Ahmanson interviews Dr. Nyaradzo Murefu, a Christian chemist who has led research in HIV prevention and immunology, established the first African lab to study drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (how drugs absorb into the body) and helped produce Africa’s first clinical drug candidate with modern models as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town, where she earned her PhD in Chemical Engineering.