María P. Neira (born 1962) is a Spanish physician, international civil servant and diplomat, who has since 2005, served as the Director of the Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department (PHE) of the World Health Organization (WHO).[1][2][3]
Maria P. Neira
Director
Department of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health
In her early career, Neira was the medical coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) in refugee camps in Salvador and Honduras during the armed conflict and the period of instability.[1][2] She was the Vice Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs in Spain from 2002 and 2005.[1] She also served as President of the Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency.[1] For five years, she was the Public Health Adviser in the Ministry of Health in Maputo and Mozambique. She was the UN Public Health Advisor/Physician for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kigali, Rwanda.[1]
Maria Neira joined the WHO in 1993 as the Coordinator of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control. In 1999, she was the Director of the Department of Control, Prevention and Eradication. She was appointed the Director of the Department of Public Health and Environment at the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005.
In November 2019 Maria Neira joined the High Level Advisory Board of the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change.[4]
Honours and awardsedit
Médaille de l'Ordre du Mérite National by the Government of France
Spanish National Nutrition Strategy Award
Mujer Extraordinaria Award by Queen Letizia of Spain,
Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Asturias
“Inspirational women working towards protecting the environment,” International Women's Day Celebration in Geneva, by UNEP (2016)[3]
Referencesedit
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^ ab"Maria Neira". NewCities. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ ab. WHO. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^"Advisory Groups". Lancet Countdown. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
April 12, 2024
maria, neira, maría, neira, born, 1962, spanish, physician, international, civil, servant, diplomat, since, 2005, served, director, public, health, environment, social, determinants, health, department, world, health, organization, maria, neiradirectordepartme. Maria P Neira born 1962 is a Spanish physician international civil servant and diplomat who has since 2005 served as the Director of the Public Health Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department PHE of the World Health Organization WHO 1 2 3 Maria P NeiraDirectorDepartment of Public Health Environment and Social Determinants of HealthWorld Health OrganizationIncumbentAssumed office 2005Personal detailsBorn1962 age 61 62 La Felguera Langreo SpainAlma materUniversity of OviedoUniversite Rene DescartesUniversite Pierre et Marie CurieUniversity of GenevaBiography editMaria P Neira studied medicine and surgery at the University of Oviedo in Asturias Spain 1 She specialised in endocrinology and metabolic diseases at the Universite Rene Descartes in Paris France 1 She earned a master s degree in public health and a diploma in human nutrition from the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris France 1 Neira went on to receive the international diploma in Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management granted by the University of Geneva in Switzerland 1 In her early career Neira was the medical coordinator with Medecins Sans Frontieres Doctors without Borders in refugee camps in Salvador and Honduras during the armed conflict and the period of instability 1 2 She was the Vice Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs in Spain from 2002 and 2005 1 She also served as President of the Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency 1 For five years she was the Public Health Adviser in the Ministry of Health in Maputo and Mozambique She was the UN Public Health Advisor Physician for the United Nations Development Programme UNDP in Kigali Rwanda 1 Maria Neira joined the WHO in 1993 as the Coordinator of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control In 1999 she was the Director of the Department of Control Prevention and Eradication She was appointed the Director of the Department of Public Health and Environment at the World Health Organization WHO in 2005 In November 2019 Maria Neira joined the High Level Advisory Board of the Lancet Countdown Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change 4 Honours and awards editMedaille de l Ordre du Merite National by the Government of France Spanish National Nutrition Strategy Award Mujer Extraordinaria Award by Queen Letizia of Spain Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Asturias Inspirational women working towards protecting the environment International Women s Day Celebration in Geneva by UNEP 2016 3 References edit a b c d e f g h i Dr Maria Neira UNFCCC unfccc int Retrieved 6 May 2019 a b Maria Neira NewCities 19 March 2018 Retrieved 6 May 2019 a b WHO Dr Maria Neira nominated an inspirational women WHO Archived from the original on 23 June 2018 Retrieved 6 May 2019 Advisory Groups Lancet Countdown Retrieved 3 December 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maria Neira amp oldid 1211346092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
