WHS Regional Meeting Nairobi 2026

Dr Marilena Urso

Organization: Global Fund
Session Topic: Quality of care for women, children and adolescents (integration of critical components – mental health.
Categories: Session Chairs, Women, Adolescents, Child Health and Nutrition

I am an obstetrician‑gynecologist and PhD candidate in Global Health and Tropical Medicine with more than 20 years of experience working first as a clinician in Uganda and Mozambique and later in Global health with several organizations including CDC, UNFPA in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Mozambique. More recently based in Geneva where I serve within the Global Fund’s HRH/RSSH team as the technical lead for RMNCAH/PHC integration, advancing stronger integrated  PHC systems that improve outcomes for women, newborns, children, and adolescents.

My work spans technical support, policy development, program design, research and implementation support across Maternal and newborn health, Human resources for Health, HIV/STI,TB, Covid and  cervical cancer, and integrated service delivery in both development and humanitarian contexts.