MD with a public health background, trained in Italy and the UK. I have extensive experience with Doctors with Africa CUAMM as project coordinator, including six years in Uganda since 1988, followed by three years in Rwanda. Since 2011 I am head of the planning department of Doctors with Africa CUAMM. My main areas of expertise include maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) and strengthening the health system; Rehabilitation of health systems in post-conflict contexts; Control of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. I am also the Head of Operations Research at Doctors with Africa CUAMM and I published numerous publications on various topics.