Director de la @opsoms | Director of @pahowho | #SaludParaTodos #HealthForAll #SaúdeParaTodos
Joined June 2012
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In Brussels, I met again with Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of @EC_HERA.
Building on our five-year agreement with @EC_HERA, we discussed strengthening wastewater surveillance, expanding cooperation on innovative vector control and exploring how PAHO’s Revolving Funds experience can help improve access to critical medical supplies.
Good to reconnect with Martin Seychell of @EU_Partnerships in Brussels.
We explored access to medicines, stronger regulatory systems and how PAHO’s regional public health goods can inspire solutions in other regions through triangular cooperation with the EU 🇪🇺.
Good to reconnect w/ Gabriel Mato,Co-President of EuroLat, at the @Europarl_EN in Brussels.We discussed 🇪🇺Latin America cooperation in health, Spain’s role as a bridge between both regions & the upcoming XXX Ibero-American Summit in Madrid, on the road to the 2027 EU–CELAC Summit
In Brussels, I met with Alberto Garralón of @eu_echo to review our longstanding partnership supporting PAHO’s humanitarian health response in Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba, including essential services, disease outbreaks and recent emergencies.
Today in Brussels, I met with EU 🇪🇺 Commissioner @HadjaLahbib at the Conference on the Protection of Humanitarian Aid Workers.
As she emphasized, “There is no humanitarian aid without the people who deliver it.”
Protecting health and humanitarian workers is a shared priority.
Our EU–PAHO partnership is delivering results: with DG ECHO support, we are sustaining essential health services in Cuba, responding to diphtheria in Haiti, and supporting health care in Venezuela.
Together, we are turning commitments into action for the 🌎.
#EUHumanitarianAid
In Brussels, I met with Christian Burgsmueller of @eu_eeas to discuss shared priorities, building on 12 EU 🇪🇺 - funded health projects in the Americas and on how PAHO can support implement the EU–CELAC health commitments.
Cancer literacy plays an important role in prevention, early detection and informed decisions about care.
At #CancerLiteracyDay, hosted by @negrescuvictor at @Europarl_EN, I shared the perspective of the Americas, where cancer caused around 1.5 million deaths in 2024.
Making reliable information accessible is part of our response.
PAHO and @IARCWHO developed the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer, with 17 evidence-based recommendations adapted to our Region to help people understand and reduce their cancer risk.
Good to reconnect with @lpajin Pajín at the @Europarl_EN in Brussels.
Building on her longstanding ties with the Region of the Americas, we reviewed our work with the EU, focusing on health priorities and humanitarian challenges in the Americas.
In Haiti, Venezuela and Cuba, EU support is important to PAHO’s humanitarian response.
We discussed protecting civilians, health workers and facilities, and sustaining health assistance in prolonged crises as the EU prepares its next long-term budget.
@lpajin @Europarl_EN
What role should regions play in shaping the future of global health?
At #WHS2026 in Berlin, I joined a panel on global health governance and financing, bringing the experience of the Americas to a debate on how to build a more resilient global health architecture.
For over 120 years, countries have worked together through PAHO to tackle shared health challenges.
From pooled procurement to disease elimination, and regional production, our experience shows how regional cooperation can turn global commitments into action.
#WHS2026
That experience also points to what global health reform needs: stronger regional leadership, a greater voice for countries in decision-making, and financing that better aligns domestic resources and international cooperation with national priorities.
#GlobalHealthArchitecture
At #WHS2026, I met with Dr. Monica Bharel and the @GoogleForHealth team to explore AI solutions for the Americas, from disease elimination to maternal health. We discussed opportunities for collaboration grounded in strong data governance and country ownership.
At #WHS2026 in Berlin, I met with Prof. Till Bärnighausen of the @Heidelberg_HIGH to explore how research can help countries bring the most effective interventions to more people.
While in Berlin for the #WHS2026, I met with Augusto Muench @Boehringer to build on their support for suicide prevention in the Americas and explore opportunities on obesity and related NCDs through primary health care.
