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Chief medical officer (CMO) is the title used in many countries for the senior government official designated head of medical services, sometimes at the national level. The post is held by a physician who serves to advise and lead a team of medical experts on matters of public health importance.
The chief public health officer of Canada is the senior health official for the federal government.. In Ontario, one individual is named chief medical officer of health for the province and has powers to issue guidance, to issue provincial orders, and to coordinate public health responses with medical officers of health, who oversee various public health units.
In 1969, the post of Chief Medical Officer for Wales was created, and prior to this both England and Wales were covered by the post of Chief Medical Officer of England and Wales. [5] Sir John Simon (1855–1876) Edward Cator Seaton (1876–1879) Sir George Buchanan (1879–1892) Sir Richard Thorne Thorne (1892–1899) Sir William Henry Power ...
The Chief Medical Officer is the principal health advisor to the Australian government. The position is a medical appointment, reporting to the Departmental secretary for the Department of Health and Aged Care . [ 1 ]
Category for chief medical officers of a country's government See also: Category:Chief scientific advisers by country and Category:Health ministers by country Subcategories
She is the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She previously served as the acting Principal Deputy Director (2021-2023) and the Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (2014-2021).
Deena Hinshaw is a Canadian doctor who serves as a Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia and served as Chief Medical Officer of Health for the province of Alberta from January 28, 2019, to November 14, 2022, after being removed by Danielle Smith.
The Chief Medical Officer of Hungary [1] [2] is a government official, head of the National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy. [3] The current office holder is Cecília Müller . [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The chief medical officer reports to the Ministry of Human Capacities through the undersecretary for health.