Susana Ribeiro
4 September 2023
Susana has over 8 years of experience in project implementation, health policy and advocacy. She has managed projects in middle-income countries with a focus on access to health products, such as the novel Tafenoquine proposition and immunizations – notably, Bio-Manguinhos’ yellow fever vaccine and Butantan’s trivalent influenza vaccine. Such initiatives required Susana to engage with diverse stakeholders including donors, government agencies, academia, manufacturers, and international/national non-profit organizations. To keep stakeholders informed and to design and update effective strategies, Susana leverages her data collection and analysis knowledge to identify trends and translate complex information into easy-to-understand language. Susana brings with her a unique perspective to inform programs and policy from her time as a humanitarian aid worker with organizations such as Oxfam, among others. During her fieldwork, her responsibilities spanned managing primary healthcare clinics, supporting frontline responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, conducting needs assessments, and facilitating aid provision for thousands of people across three conflict-affected countries. Susana holds a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences from Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) and a Master in Public Health from Boston University.