Paulo Jorge Nogueira, degree and MSc. in Probabilities and Statistics, and PhD. in International Health (specialization in Health and Development Policies), currently Invited Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Director of the Autonomous Disciplinary Area of Biostatistics (Laboratory of Biomathematics), and Researcher Assistant at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. From 1994 to 2010 was Statistician at the Portuguese National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge leading several important projects. Namely, the HEWS Project (Health Early Warning System using Satellite technology) for the European Space Agency and the ICARUS/ICARO Project (importance of Heat and its repercussion on mortality) that originated the Portuguese models and the Portuguese Heat Warning System (internationally acknowledged as the first European Heat Surveillance system in Europe) that begun in 1999 and is still in use every summer. From 2010 to 2018 worked at the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health (Ministry of Health) in the positions of Head of Health Statistics and Director of Health Information. Was responsible for key reports on the Tobacco Law implementation of 2008 evaluation (2011); key reports for almost all National Priority Health Programs (2013-2016); National health reports on the Population health (2014-2017); main author of three National reports of the National Health Programme (2014,2016,2017). Performed several functions at ECDC & some missions at EC and WHO.