Milena is a Junior Associate at GHS Rio Office. She has been a part of GHS’ staff since the beginning of 2022, acting mainly on projects related to malaria and COVID-19. As a Junior Associate, Milena provides programmatic support for the development of political and context reports, as well as project management activities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and is currently finalizing her master’s in International Policy Analysis and Management, also at PUC-Rio. Her main areas of interest are global health equity, access to essential medical tools and environmental issues.