Durhane Wong-Rieger is a Chinese-born, American-raised,[1] Canadian with a Ph.D. in psychology. She is best known for her role as an advocate of patients who contracted diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C from tainted blood transfusions, in particular from the Health Management Associates scandal.[2]

Wong-Rieger served on the board of directors for Canadian Blood Services before resigning in 1999; as well, she has been the president of the Canadian Hemophilia Society, the Anemia Institute, and the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders.[3]

She was the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding of Toronto Centre-Rosedale during the 1999 Ontario election, but lost to George Smitherman.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "NOW On / NewsFront / Feature". 2006-06-17. Archived from the original on 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Xconomy: After "Hubris" and Its HCV Collapse, Can Vertex Avoid Same Mistakes?". Xconomy. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  3. ↑ "Canada Trails US in Patient Access to Rare Disease Therapies, CORD President Says - SMA News Today". SMA News Today. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  4. ↑ "'Chicken George' goes after Rob Ford | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.


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