Aymee is a public health professional with 15 years of experience in the prevention, control, and research of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a strong focus on leprosy. For the past seven years, she coordinated the implementation of the PEP++ clinical trial in Brazil, a multicenter operational research project on post-exposure prophylaxis, led by NHR Brasil in collaboration with the NLR International Alliance, academic institutions, and national/subnational health authorities, responsible for national-level coordination of the project, including strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, operational and financial management, monitoring and evaluation, scientific reporting, ethics oversight, and supervision of multidisciplinary teams; working closely with government partners, universities, and civil society to promote evidence-based, person-centered interventions for interrupting transmission and reducing stigma associated with leprosy. Aymee graduated as a nurse and holds an MA in Public Health and Collective Health, with specialisation in Human Rights, Social Responsability and Globa Citizenship. She is currently doing her PhD in Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Infectology Evandro Changas at Fiocruz in Rio de Janeiro. Within the Beyond Thalidome project, she collaborates with Mady Malheiros Barbeitas.
Aymee is a public health professional with 15 years of experience in the prevention, control, and research of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a strong focus on leprosy. For the past seven years, she coordinated the implementation of the PEP++ clinical trial in Brazil, a multicenter operational research project on post-exposure prophylaxis, led by NHR Brasil in collaboration with the NLR International Alliance, academic institutions, and national/subnational health authorities, responsible for national-level coordination of the project, including strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, operational and financial management, monitoring and evaluation, scientific reporting, ethics oversight, and supervision of multidisciplinary teams; working closely with government partners, universities, and civil society to promote evidence-based, person-centered interventions for interrupting transmission and reducing stigma associated with leprosy. Aymee graduated as a nurse and holds an MA in Public Health and Collective Health, with specialisation in Human Rights, Social Responsability and Globa Citizenship. She is currently doing her PhD in Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Infectology Evandro Changas at Fiocruz in Rio de Janeiro. Within the Beyond Thalidome project, she collaborates with Mady Malheiros Barbeitas.
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This website is part of a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 101115642).
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the ERC. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.