Mirta Roses Periago
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Mirta Roses Periago is an Argentine epidemiologist and public health expert who served as Director of the Pan American Health Organization, becoming the first woman to lead the agency.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mirta Roses Periago canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epidemiologist
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human ⓘ international civil servant ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Pan American Health Organization
NERFINISHED
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World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
disease prevention and control
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health policy in the Americas ⓘ strengthening health systems ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Argentina ⓘ |
| employer |
Pan American Health Organization
NERFINISHED
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World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Roses Periago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epidemiology
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infectious diseases ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
access to primary health care
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control of neglected tropical diseases ⓘ health equity ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mirta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | recognition as a leading woman in global health ⓘ |
| influenced |
public health policy in Latin America
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regional strategies for disease surveillance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for universal health coverage in the Americas
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leadership in regional public health ⓘ promoting vaccination and immunization programs ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pan American Health Organization Executive Leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mirta Roses Periago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Argentine ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first female Regional Director of the World Health Organization for the Americas
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first woman to serve as Director of the Pan American Health Organization ⓘ |
| notableRole |
coordination of health initiatives among member states of PAHO
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oversight of regional response to communicable diseases in the Americas ⓘ |
| occupation |
epidemiologist
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health administrator ⓘ public health physician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Pan American Health Organization
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Regional Director for the Americas of the World Health Organization ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Americas region
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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