A Filipina is leading Canada's largest local public health agency.
A Filipina is leading Canada's largest local public health agency.Eileen De Villa, medical officer of health for Toronto since 2017, first secured an internship with the United Nations system in Vienna, which gave her a chance to learn the practice of international health.She also briefly practiced family medicine while training to become a specialist.
Not just from person to person, but from person to entire population in a matter of seconds,” De Villa said. ''That was a significant challenge for sure from a public health perspective as part of the COVID-19 response.''For her, building trust helps combat disinformation."Let's start in a non-emergency time to actually have relationships so that when the next emergency comes, the easier it is to combat misinformation and disinformation,'' she said.
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