Dr Hamidah Meghani Appointed Medical Officer of Peel Health, Ontario (Canada)

Brampton, Ontario, January 17, 2025
Peel Region is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Hamidah Meghani as its new Medical Officer of Health (MOH), effective February 18, 2025. In this key role, Dr. Meghani will lead Peel Public Health and contribute to the Region’s Health Services leadership team and broader health system.

As MOH, Dr. Meghani will lead Peel’s Public Health division and oversee public health initiatives aimed at enhancing the well-being of the community. Under her leadership, Peel Public Health will continue to work towards improving health and quality of life, decreasing death and disease, and reducing health inequities among population groups.

Dr. Meghani joins Peel Region from Public Health Ontario where she served as Deputy Chief, Medical and Systems Support, providing advice on communicable disease control to local public health units and health care providers across Ontario.

Previously, Dr. Meghani served for nearly a decade as Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health for Halton Region. She has also held the position of Associate Medical Officer of Health for Hamilton Public Health Services and as a part-time faculty member at the University of Toronto and McMaster University.

Dr. Meghani holds a Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University, Master of Public Health from Columbia University, and Master of Management (International Masters for Health Leadership Program) from McGill University.

More information on Dr. Meghani’s LinkedIn profile.
Source: Peel Region News