Speakers

Dr Santos specializes in monitoring, preventing, and controlling mosquito- and vector-borne viral diseases (arboviruses) such as dengue, chikungunya, zika, and yellow fever. She leads regional risk assessments, provides technical guidance to member states on integrated surveillance and vector control, and frequently speaks on epidemic responses and climate-driven health threats across the Americas. Dr Santos also coordinates regional strategies and partners with national health ministries (such as in Paraguay and Brazil) to reinforce local healthcare responses during major epidemic surges.