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10 Facts About Kami Kandola

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Kami Kandola is an Indo-Canadian physician and the Chief Public Health Officer for the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Kami Kandola is trained in family medicine, public health, and preventive medicine.

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Kami Kandola grew up in England before moving to Montreal, Quebec when she was nine years old.

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Kami Kandola has noted that she wanted to grow up to become a doctor from an early age.

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Kami Kandola then attended Johns Hopkins University from 1996 to 1998 where she received her Masters in Public Health and performed her residency in Preventive Medicine.

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From 1998 to 2003, Kami Kandola worked as a health specialist consultant in the Canadian International Development Agency, working with international health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the World Bank During her time at CIDA, she lent her expertise in regions of Brazil, India, Cote d'Ivoire, and China.

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On October 1,2018, Kami Kandola assumed the position of Chief Medical Officer of the Northwest Territories, succeeding Andre Corriveau.

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Kami Kandola has overseen the Northwest Territories' response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the Northwest Territories.

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Kami Kandola has cited these precautions as the reason the Northwest Territories was able to prevent community spread of the disease and limit its caseload.

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On May 15,2020, Kami Kandola declared that the Northwest Territories would ease some of their imposed restrictions, entering into phase one of its pandemic recovery plan.