dr. joanne liu , former international president of médecins sans frontières, drew a parallel between lingering hiv/aids and tuberculosis epidemics in developing nations and what might happen with covid-19.
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meanwhile, aids-related illnesses remain the leading cause of death among women aged 15 to 49 in sub-saharan africa, according to a report made public last week by unaids .
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last september, liu was appointed to a 13-member panel set up by the who to review the response to the covid-19 pandemic. the panel released a series of reports on may 12 calling on the united states, canada and other wealthy nations to commit at least one billion vaccine doses to 92 low- and middle-income countries no later than sept. 1.
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in this regard, liu urged quebec to take a leading indicator approach in anticipation of reopening universities in the fall , given that some like mcgill will be welcoming many international students. one leading indicator to monitor would be rapid covid-19 testing on some student populations.