Ethel Maciel

Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel (born 17 November 1968; Baixo Guandu) is a Brazilian PhD, epidemiologist, nurse, and current Secretary of Health Surveillance and Environment,[1] an internal secretary of Brazil's Ministry of Health and the Chairperson for the Tuberculosis Research Network from World Health Organization.[2] She is a researcher in infectious diseases with a special focus on tuberculosis.

Ethel Maciel
Secretária de Vigiância em Saúde e Ambiente
Assumed office
1 January 2023
MinisterNísia Trindade
Ministry of Health (Brazil)
PresidentLuís Inácio Lula da Silva
Personal details
Born
Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel

(1968-11-17) 17 November 1968
Baixo Guandu, Espírito Santo
Alma materUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Education

She holds a degree in nursing from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes), a master's degree in Public Health Nursing from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a doctorate in Public Health/Epidemiology from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and completed her postdoctoral studies at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.[3]

Career

She is a full professor in the Nursing department at the Federal University of Espírito Santo and holds a productivity scholarship from CNPq in the field of Epidemiology. She chaired the Brazilian Tuberculosis Network (Rede – TB). She was a member of the Tuberculosis Advisory Technical Group at the Ministry of Health and the Tuberculosis Advisory Technical Group of the Pan American Health Organization, an entity linked to the WHO.[3][4]

Between 2013 and 2020, she served as the Vice Rector of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (Ufes). In 2019, she was democratically elected as the rector of the same university,[5] following a consultation with the university community and the Ufes' superior council. She was the first woman to be elected to the position. Despite winning the election, Maciel was not appointed by the then-president Jair Bolsonaro.[6]

Since 2020, Maciel has gained prominence in the press as a leading Brazilian researcher involved in scientific dissemination during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

In October 2023 she assumed the chair for the Tuberculosis Research Network from World Health Organization, an United Nation's organization.[9][10]

References
  1. "Enfermeira e epidemiologista Ethel Maciel assume a Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente do Ministério da Saúde". Ministério da Saúde (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. "About us". www.who.int. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. "Reitora eleita da Ufes não empossada por Bolsonaro vai compor Ministério da Saúde do governo Lula". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. "Comissão de Seguridade Social debate plano de controle da tuberculose no Brasil – Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. Vitória, Folha (24 March 2020). "Bolsonaro nomeia Paulo Vargas novo reitor da Ufes". Folha Vitória (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. "'Continuarei a luta em defesa da Ufes', diz Ethel após nomeação de reitor". A Gazeta. Brazil. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. "'Não podemos dar a impressão que a pandemia está vencida', diz epidemiologista". CNN Brasil. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. "Retorno às aulas não é seguro em subida da curva da Ômicron, afirma epidemiologista". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. "Biography". www.who.int. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  10. Garcia, Amanda. "Combate à tuberculose é um desafio para o Brasil, diz presidente de grupo de trabalho da OMS". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.