Graça Freitas

Maria da Graça Gregório de Freitas (born 26 August 1957) is a Portuguese physician and public health specialist who was the Director-General of Health and inherently the chief medical officer and leading spokesperson on matters of public health in Portugal, between 2018 and 2023. She has work published in the fields of vaccination, prevention and control of communicable diseases, public health emergencies, and health communication. She is also a member of the Management Board of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, of the World Health Organization Expanded Program on Immunization, among other international groups.

Due to her prominent national role during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, Graça Freitas was included in ''Jornal de Negócios'''s list of 50 Most Powerful People of 2020, which included both Portuguese and international personalities. Provided by Wikipedia