March 09, 2021
Dr. Rokhiatou Babio (left) is one of the few women in Benin who spearheads a medical team on the frontline to save human lives from the coronavirus pandemic. courtesy Aboudou Souleymane
GENEVA Women doctors and scientists on the frontlines of the global battle against COVID-19 have revealed how the pandemic has exposed gender gaps in both access to healthcare and professional development in their fields.
Dr. Roopa Dhatt, executive director of Women in Global Health, and two scientists who have developed COVID-19 vaccines Professor Sarah Gilbert of Oxford University and Dr. Özlem Türeci of German company BioNTech, one of the vaccine pioneers were guest speakers at the bi-weekly briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) held on Monday, International Women’s Day.
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