Karina Pillay
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About Karina Pillay
Karina Pillay is a family physician in Calgary who previously served as Mayor of the Town of Slave Lake during a major wildfire disaster in 2011. With her disaster management experience and medical knowledge, she wants to raise awareness and drive change to reduce the harmful health impacts of climate change.
Clean air and bold climate action is health care
Climate-driven illness is increasing the strain on our overburdened health-care system and it is a direct threat to life.