Margarida Simões

I am a Nurse and a Veterinary Doctor with a special interest in Zoonoses and One Health integrative approaches (especially since my Masters in Conservation Biology and Doctorate in Veterinary Sciences). Recently, I graduated as EUPHEM (ECDC Epidemiology Field training programme, focusing on Public Health Microbiology) at RIVM, the Dutch National Public and Environmental Health Institute, and am a final year resident of the European College of Veterinary Public Health. Research Area: One Health approach to better understand Hepatitis E infection.

I am an active member of NEOH and a working group in the PREZODE initiative, and VSF-International (One Health working group). Currently working as Assistant Professor at the University of Évora, Veterinary Medicine Dept.

My motivation is to enhance capacity building and to promote harmonised practices, especially in the field
of zoonotic diseases, via multisectoral and collaborative efforts, enabling sustainable, equitable and better
health for all, forged by durable partnerships among diverse sectors toward common goals in a One
Health context.