Matilde M. Herrera

Dra. Matilde Maddaleno Herrera, principal investigator. Medical Doctor - Pediatrician, specialist in Adolescent Medicine from University of Chile and Master in Public Health, with a mention in Epidemiology from the University of George Washington in USA.

She has served in different health and child programs and offices in Chile: Director of the Child Nutrition Program of the IV Region of the country (Zone of extreme poverty). OFASA / MINSAL program for prevention and treatment of Malnourished (1978-1980); Coordinator of the Rural Development Program (PRUMIN), of extension of coverage of health services in the rural area of MINSAL Chile and the World Bank (19761980); Director of the Adolescent and Youth Health Program of the Municipality of Peñalolén and Director of the Health Care Teaching Center of the Primary Care Clinic La Faena (Peñalolén) (1983-1989); Director of the Adolescent Health Program of the Peñalolén Primary Health Care Center in Santiago de Chile (1991-1996) and Director of the Adolescent and Youth Health Project supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (1992-1995). Also worked as Head of the Office of Cooperation and International Affairs, Cabinet of the Minister, Ministry of Health of Chile (2014-2018). Also, she has served as the Regional Advisor on Adolescent and Youth Health (1996-2012); Regional Advisor on Adolescent Health Division of Family and Community (1996-2012), and Head of the Healthy Life Course Division (2012-2014) at the Pan American Health Office (PAHO), the Regional Office of the World Health Organization. She has been

She is currently Chief of Public Health of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Santiago (USACH), and a professor at the same faculty.