Dr Maria Roura is Associate Professor A in Public Health. She has over two decades of experience teaching, supervising, and conducting research in diverse socio-cultural settings in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. With a specific focus on qualitative research, her work covers a broad spectrum of Public Health matters, including HIV, COVID-19, Tuberculosis, Zika, Chagas, the social determinants of health, sexual and reproductive health, gender violence, occupational health, water and; sanitation, health systems, migrant/ethnic minority health, and nosocomial infections. Based overseas for ~10 years Maria returned to Europe in 2011 where she has continued to conduct research in the field of Global Health with a specific focus on trans-disciplinary and results-oriented monitoring approaches. She has contributed extensively to public health policy documents, including strategic planning reports, policy briefs, and qualitative assessments for the World Health Organisation (WHO), the European Commission (EC), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organisation for Migration, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, The European Centre for Disease Control, the UK Department of International Development, the United Nations Development Program, UNWOMEN, the Irish Health Service Executive, and the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria. She has trained and coached field workers from numerous countries with partners from Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ukraine, Albania, Russia, Ireland, the UK, Italy, and the Netherlands. She recently assessed the EC response to COVID-19 in Afghanistan and conducted a qualitative study with senior EC officials to develop a concept note on the future strategic cooperation between the Directorate General for International Partnerships of the EC and WHO.andnbsp;