S.Africa's HIV Research Power Couple Says Fight Goes On

South African public health power couple Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim have worked for decades on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV (Credit: AFP)

Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health power couple Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim are credited with saving thousands of lives.

Married for 36 years, the epidemiologists -- both aged 64 -- are internationally respected for their work on stopping deadly infections such as HIV/AIDS, TB and the coronavirus.