Sergio joined MENTOR in 2013 and has been managing public health programmes for more than 15 years covering areas such as malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases, operational research and humanitarian responses throughout Africa, Asia and South America. He held the post of Deputy Director since May 2023 until his appointment as CEO in October 2024.
Sergio holds a master’s in health and development from Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Lisbon and is finishing his second MSc in Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
During his career, he has managed emergency responses to Cyclone Idai in Beira and armed conflict in northern Mozambique, communities displaced by conflict in southern Chad and several community health worker programmes in Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Mozambique, Chad, Cambodia and Venezuela.
He has also supported setting up large-scale Mass Drug Administration campaigns to control schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminthiasis, lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis in Angola. He is actively engaged in operational research in the areas of surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, vector control and community health.
Sergio has authored several published peer reviewed articles and presented at key scientific meetings. He has been part of several technical working groups addressing surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, NTDs and vector control sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues from around the world who are united to eliminate diseases.
Sergio has dedicated his career to ensure high quality programme implementation focusing on continuous learning and improving efficiency. He shares MENTOR’s values to serve those who are most at risk of suffering and death, particularly those with limited access to health services and affected by conflict and natural disasters.
