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Jerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children by Professor Glenda Gray
- Origin date
- 5 Oct 2023
- Updated
- 7 Oct 2023

Jerry Coovadia, veteran activist and legendary health practitioner
How we know this
- 01Gray, G. (Prof). (2023). Jerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children, from The Conversation, 5 October 2023, [online]. Available at https://theconversation.com/. Accessed 6 October 2023
Last updated · 7 Oct 2023
South African History Online. (2023, October 7). Jerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children by Professor Glenda Gray. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0152258
South African History Online (2023) 'Jerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children by Professor Glenda Gray', South African History Online, 7 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0152258 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).
South African History Online, Jerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children by Professor Glenda Gray [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0152258, (accessed 9 October 2026).
"Jerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children by Professor Glenda Gray." South African History Online, 7 Oct. 2023, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0152258. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Jerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children by Professor Glenda Gray." South African History Online. October 7, 2023. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0152258.
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