Short biography
I am an ICREA Research Professor and Head of the Global Health Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group (IMPACThealth) at ISGlobal. I hold an MPH and a PhD in Public Health from the Institute of Collective Health in Salvador, Brazil, a Diploma in Tropical Biomedicine from the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium, training in mathematical modeling from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the UK, and a Degree in Biotechnologies from the University of Milan in Italy. For more than two decades, I have been dedicated to global health, with a focus on vulnerable populations in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. My work spans field epidemiology in humanitarian emergencies with non-governmental organizations such as MSF and COOPI, as well as scientific research evaluating the health impacts of nationwide policies for international organizations, including WHO, PAHO, UNDP, as well as governments and research institutions in low- and middle-income countries.
