Van Blerk, ChrisUniversity of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science2017-03-072017-03-072017-02-132017-02http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59298Originally published as HTML file, converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Version 9.0.0.'It is a great honour! It only really sunk in when I was receiving the award at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP), after being named one of Africa's top five female scientists during the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on 24 January 2017. The other four laureates hail from Kenya, Mali, Nigeria and Tunisia.2 pages : 2 color photosPDF fileen©2017 University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science. Provided for educational and preservation purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.Faculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage ofAfrican Union Kwame Nkrumah Regional AwardProf Celia AbolnikPoultry Health and Production Research ChairAvian diseaseVeterinary medicine -- Press coverageVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaVeterinary science activities SDG-04Veterinary science activities SDG-05SDG-04: Quality educationSDG-05: Gender equalityText