Viviana Mangiaterra

Viviana Mangiaterra is a SDA Associate Professor of Practice in Health Policy since 2020. She is the Director of the Masters in International Health Management,Economics and Policy (MIHMEP) and director of several SDA Bocconi executive courses like Access to Medicines in LMICs and Hospital management simulation course. She is also coordinating the stream of Global Health within the framework of research carried out by CERGAS which includes: i) an evaluation study on eLIMS/EIR systems in 4 LMICs (Gates grant); ii) the cost-effective analysis in research on Quality Improvement of Integrated HIV, TB and Malaria in Antenatal and Postnatal care in 3 African countries (in collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine).

Viviana had global career in international public health. The main focus of her work has been on strategic planning; policy development; health system strengthening; technical advice for program implementation in the field of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health, gender, HIV and malaria; and partnership-building with a wide range of stakeholders. She has gained broad operational research experience in public healthcare in developing countries.

She has carried out several research projects in key areas of public health. For the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, she has led ongoing 3-year multi-country quality improvement operational research on the integration of HIV, TB and malaria services in antenatal care using a standards based assessment methodology. Her research aims to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of integrated service delivery on outcomes and impact for these three diseases in mothers and newborns.

For the World Health Organization (WHO) she has led many research projects including the operational research of the Reproductive Health and Research Team on Essential Medicines with a main focus on pre-qualification and regulatory aspects of female condoms and emergency contraception; a major research initiative, including study design, questionnaire development, surveyor training, data collection and analysis of a new methodology developed by the London School of Tropical Medicine, for an under 5 mortality household survey in 7 provinces of Indonesia; various research protocols for the study of vitamin A and iodine deficiency disorders in Rwanda.

She has had a long and significant professional career in the global public health arena. She has worked in several leading international organizations at all levels – headquarters, regional and county-based – including the World Health Organization, the World Bank and currently the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Through this experience, she has developed proven leadership skills in building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, as well as significant knowledge of working with funding mechanisms of major partner organizations engaged in global public health. As such, she has established a broad network of contacts with stakeholders in the public and private sectors. In her country-based work in Rwanda, Indonesia, Moldova, Sudan, Egypt, the Central Asian Republics and the Caucasus, she has directly influenced policies and the allocation of resources, provided high-quality technical advice, supported national capacity building and the strengthening of health systems, guided evaluation processes and performed operational research. She has successfully led teams with a proven track record for delivering results and success in providing resources for the identified priorities and scope of work.

She has been a visiting professor in Bocconi’s Masters in International Health Management, Economics and Policy (MIHMEP), she has also gained teaching experience at the Johns Hopkins, School of Advanced International Studies, co-teaching the course on Health Problems, Policies and Practices in Developing Countries. She has also taught at Butare University in Rwanda.

She earned a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Università di Milano; a Master in Pediatrics and a Master in Gastroenterology, also from the Università di Milano, with residential research in child nutrition in Brussels (Hôpital St. Pierre) and Paris (Hôpital des Enfants malades) and a Diploma in International Epidemiology at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta USA.

Teaching domains

• Global Health and Development
• Health Care Systems Reforms
• Sustainable Supply Chain
• Health Inequalities
• Collaborative Partnership

Books

• Scaling-up integration of health services. Ferenchick E, Rasanathan K, Toro Polanco N, Bornemisza O, Kelley E, Mangiaterra V. The Lancet: In-press (January 2018)
• Current Challenges and Research Gaps in Malaria in Pregnancy. Menendez C, Ferenchick E, Mangiaterra V. In Marcel Hommel and Peter G. Kremsner (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Malaria. Springer Reference: July 2016.
• Malaria in pregnancy: challenges for control and the need for urgent action. Menendez C, Ferenchick E, Roman E, Bardaji A, Mangiaterra V. The Lancet. Global health. Aug 2015; 3(8):e433-434.
• Global Call to Action to scale-up coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: seminar report. Agarwal K, Alonso P, Chico RM, Coleman J, Dellicour S, Hill J, Majeres-Lugand M, Mangiaterra V, Menendez C, Mitchell K, Roman E, Sicuri E, Tagbor H, van Eijk AM, Webster J. Malar J. 2015 May 18;14:206. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0730-3.
• Global Call to Action: maximize the public health impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa. Chico RM, Dellicour S, Roman E, Mangiaterra V, Coleman J, Menendez C, Majeres-Lugand M, Webster J, Hill J Malar J. 2015 May 18;14:207. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0728-x.
• Workforce interventions to improve access to emergency contraception pills: a systematic review of current evidence in low- and middle-income countries and recommendations for improving performance. Dawson A, Tran NT, Westley E, Mangiaterra V, Festin M. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Apr 26;15:180. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0815-2. Review
• Improving access to emergency contraception pills through strengthening service delivery and demand generation: a systematic review of current evidence in low and middle-income countries. Dawson A, Tran NT, Westley E, Mangiaterra V, Festin M. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 6; 9(10):e109315. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109315. eCollection 2014. Review.
• Mother to child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV: challenges in integration and of therapeutic strategies. Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 2014. Module: Principles and Practice of Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevention and Care. Mangiaterra V. WHO 2014
• WHO Technical Guidance Note: Strengthening the inclusion of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child (RMNCH) health in concept notes to the Global Fund. Mangiaterra V. WHO/RHR/14.25. WHO 2014
• Weighing for results: assessing the effect of IPTp . Gutman J, Eckert E, Mangiaterra V, Bardají A, Aponte JJ, Menéndez C, Nahlen B, Slutsker L.. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 Apr 13(4):292. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70013-6.
• Protocol for a drugs exposure pregnancy registry for implementation in resource-limited settings. Mehta U, Clerk C, Allen E, Yore M, Sevene E, Singlovic J, Petzold M, Mangiaterra V, Elefant E, Sullivan FM, Holmes LB, Gomes M. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2012 Sep 3; 12:89. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-89.
• Understanding methods for estimating HIV-associated maternal mortality. Rosen JE, de Zoysa I, Dehne K, Mangiaterra V, Abdool-Karim Q. J Pregnancy. 2012:958262. doi: 10.1155/2012/958262. Epub 2011 Sep 28. Review.
• HIV and maternal mortality: turning the tide. Abdool-Karim Q, Abouzahr C, Dehne K, Mangiaterra V, Moodley J, Rollins N, Say L, Schaffer N, Rosen JE, de Zoysa I. Lancet. 2010 Jun 5; 375(9730):1948-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60747-7
• MPS notes: Adolescent pregnancy. Mangiaterra, V., Pendse, R., McClure, K. & Rosen, J. (2008). World Health Organization (WHO).
• Young People Speak Out. Youth Consultations for the World Development Report 2007. Mangiaterra V. Vollmer G. The World BanK, Chikdren and Youth, June 2006
• What do people think about disabled youth and employment in developing and developed countries? Results from an e-discussion hosted by the World Bank. Roggero P, Tarricone R, Mangiaterra V, et al. Disability and Society 2006;21(6):645-650
• The health impact of child labour in developing countries: evidence from cross-country data. Roggero P, Mangiaterra V, Bustreo F, Rosati F. Am J Public Health. 2007 Feb; 97(2):271-5. Epub 2006 Dec 28. Am J Public Health. 2007 Mar; 97(3):393.

Conference papers

• Integrated people-centered health systems: How to include vertical initiatives into efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage? Global Health Forum , 14 April, 2018, Geneva, Switzerland.
• “Pace come Condizione del Benessere, Ridurre la Mortalità Infantile // Migliorare la Salute Materna // Combattere l'AIDS, la Malaria e le altre Malattie “Science for Peace, 2017.
• Satellite session: Building Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health: Integrated Service Delivery. Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, November 14, 2016, Vancouver, Canada.
• Global Fund Support for HRH. Global symposium on Health System and Research, November 14, 2016, Vancouver, Canada.
• "Il benessere di madri e figli per combattere Malaria, HIV e Tubercolosi" Science for Peace 2014.
• Satellite session : Patient-Centered Care: Strengthening Health Systems for Integrated Service Delivery. Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: September 29, 2014, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Beyond the silos: health systems strengthening: Global Health Forum, 15 Apri ,2014, Geneva, Switzerland.
• How are young people contributing to health promotion? Spotlight Interview: 5-3-2009.