Lawrence Loh

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Lawrence Loh
Peel Medical Officer of Health
Fraser Health Authority
In office
August 2013 โ€“ January 2015
Medical Specialist, Public Health Agency of Canada
In office
September 2012 โ€“ August 2013
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Personal details
Born
FRCPC
OccupationPhysician

Lawrence C. Loh is a Canadian physician best known for having served as

Medical Officer of Health for the Regional Municipality of Peel during the COVID-19 pandemic
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He was also the sixth Executive Director and

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Early life and education

Loh grew up in

Career

Loh practiced family medicine in Brampton before specializing in public health.[2] He subsequently worked in public health agencies at all three levels of government in two different provinces before being offered the job of Associate Medical Officer of Health for Peel Region in 2016 by Eileen de Villa (then Medical Officer of Health for Peel, who later joined Toronto Public Health).[2][3]

Academic career

Loh is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health.[1]

Medical Officer of Health during COVID-19

Loh was the Medical Officer of Health for Peel Region throughout the first two years of COVID-19 pandemic in the Regional Municipality of Peel.[2][4] In April 2021, Loh notably broke from the approach taken by the province and ordered Peel Region schools closed,[5] as well as an Amazon Fulfillment Facility closed, both of which were accomplished through section 22 orders.[6][7]

During Asian Heritage Month in May 2021, Loh was recognized in the Senate of Canada by Senator Victor Oh. In his intervention, Senator Oh hailed Loh as a hero in the community, citing that Loh's "forward thinking and resolve [...] were instrumental in containing COVID-19 transmission in one of the country's hardest Regions."[8]

The Key to the City of Mississauga was presented to Loh on March 3, 2022, by Mayor Bonnie Crombie to recognize his role in the city's pandemic response.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Loh, Lawrence C." Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The man who took on Amazon, closed schools and defied expectations. Who is Peel's top doctor Lawrence Loh?". thestar.com. May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Musician, aspiring writer โ€“ and one of Ontario's toughest medical officers of health". healthydebate.ca. May 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Peel Region saw 81 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in about a month. None were fully vaccinated CBC News". www.cbc.ca.
  5. ^ Davidson, Sean (April 5, 2021). "Peel schools ordered to close despite Ford government's 'firm belief' they should remain open". Toronto.
  6. ^ "Ontario health unit partially closes 2 Amazon fulfilment centres to control COVID-19 outbreaks CBC News". www.cbc.ca.
  7. ^ "BREAKING: Peel Public Health orders closures of Amazon facilities in Brampton and Caledon". www.insauga.com. 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Victor Oh - Topic Intervention 559848 - Senate of Canada".
  9. ^ "'A health-care hero:' Peel's top doctor awarded the key to Mississauga for efforts in battling COVID-19". Toronto. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-04.