Viviana
Mangiaterra is a specialist in international public
health with her main expertise in maternal, child
health and nutrition. She has a medical degree with
further training in pediatrics and epidemiology and
she has worked in Italy as clinician and researcher
for several years. She joined the World Health Organization
in 1988 working at all levels of the WHO sysstem,
national (Rwanda and Indonesia), regional (European
Region), and HQ. During her career she has gained
an extensive experience in policy and strategy development,
implementation and evaluation of programs embracing
maternal and child health interventions including
areas often neglected such as perinatal, neonatal
health, child abuse and neglect and adolescent health
and development. She has a good familiarity in working
together with the bi-multilateral assistance scenario
and with the priorities and working mechanisms of
major partner organizations in the area of children
and youth.
