MsJosefina Clarinha Joao
National Director for Diseases Control
Ministry of Health
- National Director for Diseases ControlMinistry of Health
BIO
Medical Doctor since 2012 and Master in Public Health just in 2018. Now working as a National Director for Diseases Control started on February 2020. As the coordinator for surveillance epidemiology on covid response team, I have created a system of sentinel surveillance to improve the Covid case detection until the Community health Center. I am also now involving in the TAS (Transmission assessment Survey) for LF, STH and Yaws.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- National Director for Diseases ControlMinistry of Health, Timor-Leste2020 - present
DEGREES
- Medical DoctorCalixto Garcia University, Cuba2006 - 2012
- MPHGadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia2016 - 2018
LANGUAGES
- IndonesianCan read, speak and understand
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Spanish - Latin AmericanCan read, write, speak and understand
- PortugueseCan read, write, speak and understand
WHO REGION
- WHO South-East Asia Region
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
- Timor-Leste