Background
Coovadia, Hoosen Mahomed was born on August 2, 1950 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Son of Mahomed Coovadia, Khaiija Coovadia.
Coovadia, Hoosen Mahomed was born on August 2, 1950 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Son of Mahomed Coovadia, Khaiija Coovadia.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Grant Medical College, Bombay, India, 1965. Master of Science in Immunology, University Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1974. Doctor of Medicine, University Natal, 1978.
Pediatrician, lecturer Natal Provincial Administration, Durban, 1975—1981. Associate professor pediatrics University Natal, 1982—1985, Ad Hominem professor pediatrics, 1986—1989, professor, head pediatrics, 1990—2000, Victor Diltz professor, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome researcher, since 2000. Research fellow Institute Child Health, London, 1974—1975.
Post doctoral fellow Walter & Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 1979.
Fellow: Institute Medicine (foreign), Academy of Sciences South Africa. Member: Orphans Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Trust (trustee), International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Society (governing council).
Married Zubeida Omar Hamed, June 4, 1970. Children: Imraan, Anuschka.