Juan Manuel Sotelo is a senior international public health professional who has devoted his career to promoting equity, development and universal health. An experienced director of national and cross-national health programs throughout South and Central America and the Caribbean, he has overseen the political, technical and managerial aspects of Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) operations in Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina and Chile. He held similar Directorships for the Eastern Caribbean, and recently completed an assignment to coordinate the PAHO/WHO eight-country Sub-Regional Program for Central America. Previously, as part of his responsibility as Head of the Department of External Relations, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships, he created mechanisms to enhance coordination with main contributors and established a Partners Forum for Non-communicable Diseases that brought together multiple stakeholders and extensive private sector participation. Dr. Sotelo has been asked to take on assignments directing programs and reorganization efforts in Brazil, Mexico and the Central America subregion. A medical doctor, he holds a further Doctorate in Political Science and Master's Degree in Public Health.
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