Durhane Wong-Rieger

Durhane Wong-Rieger is a Chinese-born, American-raised 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.
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].
She was the Progressive [Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative] candidate for the riding of Toronto [Centre (provincial electoral district)|Toronto Centre-Rosedale] during the 1999 Ontario election, but lost to George Smitherman.