Karima Velji is many things. Visionary health-care executive. Wife, and mother to Alyshah and Alykhan. Dedicated global volunteer. And CNA’s 46th president. In this interview, she shares her vision for a revitalized association and her thoughts on a new way of thinking about nursing.
You emigrated from Tanzania. What was coming to Canada like for you?
I came to Canada at the end of 1982. Tanzania is a tropical country, right on the shores of the Indian Ocean. The day I landed in Toronto, there might have been 40 centimetres of snow on the ground. I had never seen snow, and that was my first introduction to Canada. It’s been about 30 years. So, Canada now is truly my home.
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