Rosemary Moodie
In 2018, Jamaican-born, UWI alumna, Senator The Honourable Dr. Rosemary Moodie became the first paediatrician to be appointed to the Senate of Canada—a recognition of her outstanding public service and professional contributions in the field of medicine. A Senior Neonatologist and Full Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto, Dr. Moodie’s professional work has focused on regional health services, health organisation standards and accreditation, and health human resource planning. Senator Moodie has devoted her career to advocating for women and children in particular, her work has focussed on reducing health disparities. She has served on not-for-profit boards in health, education, and social development; including as the President and Board Chair of the YWCA Toronto when the Elm Centre was completed (The Elm Centre is Canada’s largest affordable housing project for single low-income women, women with mental health and addiction issues, and families of Indigenous ancestry) and on the inaugural Board of Directors of the largest faithbased health network in Canada. She is a Board Director of Scotiabank Foundation, Jamaica. In her work as an Independent Senator from Ontario in the Parliament of Canada, Senator Moodie continues to advocate for the rights of women and children and has committed to effecting change and building the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into the culture of the Senate. She introduced legislation for a Federal Children’s Commissioner for Canada to promote and protect the rights of children (Bill S-217). In 2020, she sponsored the first 9/26/22, 10:29 AM 16 to receive UWI honorary degrees as ‘in-person’ graduation ceremonies return – UWI TV https://uwitv.org/uwi-news/16-to-receive-uwi-honorary-degrees- as-in-person-graduation-ceremonies-return 9/10 emergency debate on racism in the Senate of Canada. She sits on the Standing Committees of Social Affairs, Science and Technology and the Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, and chairs the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, along with the Parliamentary Black Caucus and the African Canadian Senators Group. As a senator, Dr. Rosemary Moodie also maintains strong links with CARICOM countries, strengthening and building linkages between Caricom leaders and Canadian parliamentarians. She was featured in international policy fora including the CARICOM- CANADA Policy Forum and UNICEF Worlds of Influence.
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