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Sheela Basrur was born on 17 October, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian physician (1956–2008). Discover Sheela Basrur's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?
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51 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
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17 October, 1956 |
| Birthday |
17 October |
| Birthplace |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of death |
2 June, 2008 |
| Died Place |
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality |
Canada
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Sheela Basrur Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Sheela Basrur Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sheela Basrur worth at the age of 51 years old? Sheela Basrur’s income source is mostly from being a successful physician. She is from Canada. We have estimated Sheela Basrur's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Sheela Basrur, (October 17, 1956 – June 2, 2008) was a Canadian physician and Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health.
Basrur was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1956 to Indian immigrants.
Her mother, Parvathi Basrur, was a professor of veterinary genetics and her father, Vasanth Basrur, was a radiation oncologist.
She grew up in Guelph, where there were very few visible minorities at the time.
After obtaining a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario in 1979, she received her doctor of medicine from the University of Toronto in 1982, after which Basrur worked as a general practitioner in Guelph for one year.
She then spent a year in India and Nepal, where she became interested in public health.
Upon returning to Canada, she obtained a Master of Health Science degree in 1987, specializing in community health and epidemiology, again from the University of Toronto.
She then completed a post-graduate residency, becoming a specialist in community medicine, as well as an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto.
Basrur became the Medical Officer of Health for the East York Health Unit until East York was merged into the city of Toronto in 1998, when she became the first Medical Officer of Health for the new amalgamated city.
She was widely hailed for her work during the 2003 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Toronto, appearing in numerous television interviews on international networks, such as CNN.
Basrur wrote a journal article with Barbara Yaffe and Bonnie Henry in the 2004 Canadian Journal of Public Health entitled "SARS: A Local Public Health Perspective".
She said upon the release of the NACSARS report that
We have to move away from pencil, paper and flip charts.
Basrur's other accomplishments included Canada's first city program that required restaurants to post health inspection results in their windows, post-9/11 bioterrorism preparation plans, and a citywide ban on cigarette smoking in 2004.
In 2004 she was appointed Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health in the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
She resigned from these positions late in 2006 to undergo treatment for cancer.
She remained in this position until her resignation on December 6, 2006, in order to undergo treatment for her cancer.
Basrur received a number of honours throughout her career.
In 2007 she was awarded life membership in the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA), as well as an honorary doctor of laws degree from York University.
A nursing oncology fellowship was established in Basrur's name by the Registered Nurses' Foundation of Ontario, and the OPHA created an award for social justice in her honour.
Basrur lived in Scarborough, but moved to Kitchener, where she underwent treatment for leiomyosarcoma, from which she eventually died on June 2, 2008.
A major Public celebration of the life and contributions of Dr.Sheela Basrur was held on Oct 17th 2008 4:00-5:30pm at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, where the accomplishments of the late Dr. Basrur's life were celebrated by friends, family, the public and leaders from the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada.
Upon the formation of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion on March 8, 2008, it was announced that the headquarters would be known as the Sheela Basrur Centre.
The following month, on April 10, Basrur was inducted into the Order of Ontario for her public service; Basrur's induction ceremony took place outside the normal award schedule, owing to her ongoing battle with leiomyosarcoma.
