Ana Lucía de la Garza Barroso
Ana Lucía de la Garza Barroso was the director of Epidemiological Operations Research at Mexico's Ministry of Health, a doctor in public health who has helped to modernize epidemiological intelligence, and during the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the coordination of the International Health component of the COVID-19 response operation in Mexico, providing daily reports on its progress.
Ana Lucía de la Garza Barroso | |
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Known for | Director of Operational Epidemiological Research at the Health Secretariat in Mexico |
Scientific career | |
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Thesis | Contribución de la minería de contenidos Web de medios sociales a la inteligencia epidemiológica de Chikungunya y Zika 2016 |
Career
Ana Lucía de la Garza Barroso studied medicine at Justo Sierra University and received her postgraduate degree in epidemiology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[1][2] She received a Master's in Public Health with a specialization in Health Administration at the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico with her thesis titled "Diseño e Implementación de los Procedimientos de Operación Estandarizados En la Unidad de Inteligencia Epidemiológica y Sanitaria de la Dirección General de Epidemiología".[3] She received a PhD in Public Health from the Escuela de Salud Pública de México-Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública with the thesis titled "Contribución de la minería de contenidos Web de medios sociales a la inteligencia epidemiológica de Chikungunya y Zika 2016". She then enrolled in a doctorate program in Administrative Science from the Instituto Universitario Veracruzano.[4]
Public Service
Before becoming the Director of Operational Epidemiological Research at Mexico's Ministry of Health, De la Garza Barroso worked as a research collaborator in International Health Regulations at the General Directorate of Epidemiology in Mexico from 2009 to 2019, and helped to modernize epidemiological intelligence.[1][5]
Since April 2019, she has been the Director of Operational Epidemiological Research at the Health Secretariat in Mexico.[6][7]
In 2020, along with Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, she was appointed part of the medical response team dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[1] She has contributed to the coordination of the International Health component of the COVID-19 response operation in Mexico, providing daily reports on its progress.[8][9]
Selected publications
- Jimenez Corona, Maria Eugenia; de la Garza Barroso, Ana Lucía; Rodriguez Martínez, Jose Cruz; Luna Guzmán, Norma Irene; Ruiz Matus, Cuitláhuac; Díaz Quiñonez, José Alberto; Lopez Martinez, Irma; Kuri Morales, Pablo A. (15 April 2016). "Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Laboratory-Confirmed Autochthonous Cases of Zika Virus Disease in Mexico". PLOS Currents. 8. doi:10.1371/currents.outbreaks.a2fe1b3d6d71e24ad2b5afe982824053. ISSN 2157-3999. PMC 4844562. PMID 27158557. (Co-author)
References
- Molina, por Aletia (1 April 2020). "Este es el equipo médico mexicano que le está haciendo frente al COVID-19". José Cárdenas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Quién es Ana Lucía de la Garza, el nuevo el 'boom' en redes". Nación321 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "¿Quién es Ana Lucía de la Garza? | POSTA". 2020-03-27. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "¿Quién es la doctora Ana Lucía de la Garza Barroso?". Radio Fórmula (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-03-23. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- www.tresite.com, Diseño UX/UI: www soychris com | Programación. "Ana Lucía de la Garza: la mujer que trabaja para detener la pandemia". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "Coronavirus: ella es Ana Lucía de la Garza, doctora que informa sobre COVID-19". www.unotv.com (in Spanish). 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "Registra México 197,219 muertos y 2 millones 187 mil 910 casos de Covid-19". El Comentario (in Spanish). 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- Ramírez, Hugo López-Gatell (10 December 2020). "Versión estenográfica. Conferencia de prensa. Informe diario sobre coronavirus COVID-19 en México". gob.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- Christian, Joseph A. (8 April 2020). "5 female warriors: Meet the female scientists who today fight against Covid-19 in Mexico - Europe & World News". www.europeworldnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.