Graça Freitas
Portuguese public health specialist and Director-General of Health / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maria da Graça Gregório de Freitas GCM (born 26 August 1957) is a Portuguese physician and public health specialist who was the Director-General of Health and inherently the chief medical officer and leading spokesperson on matters of public health in Portugal, between 2018 and 2023.[2] She has work published in the fields of vaccination, prevention and control of communicable diseases, public health emergencies, and health communication.[3]
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Director-General of Health | |
In office 1 January 2018 – 1 August 2023 | |
Appointed by | Adalberto Campos Fernandes |
Preceded by | Francisco George |
Succeeded by | André Peralta Santos |
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Born | Maria da Graça Gregório de Freitas (1957-08-26) 26 August 1957 (age 66) Nova Lisboa, Portuguese Angola[1] |
Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
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Before her appointment to the Directorate-General, she served as Deputy Director-General under her predecessor Francisco George, and coordinated several public health programmes, most notably, since 1996, the Portuguese National Vaccination Programme.[3] She is also a member of the Management Board of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, of the World Health Organization Expanded Program on Immunization, among other international groups.[3]
Due to her prominent national role during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, Graça Freitas was included in Jornal de Negócios's list of 50 Most Powerful People of 2020,[4] which included both Portuguese and international personalities.