Dr Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão was most recently WHO Assistant Director-General for Access to Medicines and other Health Products.
She was previously Director of Community Support, Social Justice and Inclusion at UNAIDS. In addition to her work at UNAIDS, she brings more than 30 years of experience working in the Brazilian public health system and has played an active role in enhancing access and decentralizing health services in the country. Between 2006 and 2010, she served as Director of the National STD/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Department in the Brazilian Ministry of Health, where she led successful price negotiations with pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of HIV medication. She is currently the director -president of Instituto Todos pela Saúde, a non-profit organization focusing on supporting Brazil’s public health system in pandemic preparedness and response.