Mady Malheiros Barbeitas is a Brazilian-French veterinarian and anthropologist and historian of health and science. She holds a PhD in Health and Social Sciences from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and is affiliated with the Cermes3 and LISIS research laboratories. In Brazil, she collaborates with the Department of History of Medicine and Science at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, in Rio de Janeiro.
She is also an activist in the field of access to medicines and neglected tropical diseases. She previously worked for four years at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and for one year at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), where she carried out advocacy activities and technical analyses related to drug development and access for neglected tropical diseases.
As part of the Beyond Thalidomide project, her research focuses on patient engagement in neglected tropical diseases, with particular attention to chemotherapy for leprosy and leishmaniasis in Brazil and India.
Mady Malheiros Barbeitas is a Brazilian-French veterinarian and anthropologist and historian of health and science. She holds a PhD in Health and Social Sciences from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and is affiliated with the Cermes3 and LISIS research laboratories. In Brazil, she collaborates with the Department of History of Medicine and Science at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, in Rio de Janeiro.
She is also an activist in the field of access to medicines and neglected tropical diseases. She previously worked for four years at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and for one year at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), where she carried out advocacy activities and technical analyses related to drug development and access for neglected tropical diseases.
As part of the Beyond Thalidomide project, her research focuses on patient engagement in neglected tropical diseases, with particular attention to chemotherapy for leprosy and leishmaniasis in Brazil and India.
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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.