Aurore Nishimwe is a lecturer at the University of Rwanda and Ph.D. candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. She is also a fellow with Tufts University's One Health Fellowship.
More than ever, we need a population that will always be ready to respond to future global health emergencies like COVID-19. Encouraging young girls to engage in STEM fields is key, according to this op-ed.