Els Torreele is a global health and innovation expert, focusing on transforming medical R&D to address priority health needs and ensure equitable access. She worked with MSF, DNDi, and Open Society Foundations, and is now an independent consultant and visiting policy fellow at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.
Timely and equitable access to effective medical countermeasures that are suited to the realities of the local health context is critical to stop disease outbreaks when and where they occur.
