Carmen Pérez Casas

Carmen Pérez Casas (Pharmacist, MsC Virology LSHTM, FRCP Edin) is Senior Technical Manager, Strategy, at Unitaid. In her position, she identifies and supports interventions to surmount access barriers to best options for treatment, diagnosis or prevention of major diseases affecting low and middle-income countries. A focus of her work is currently on COVID-19 therapeutics, in addition to HIV/coinfections and comorbidities, as well as new technologies across infectious diseases such as long-acting tools and innovative delivery forms for pediatric treatments.

Most of her career has been developed in global health, working with NGOs in different countries, mainly with Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), consulting for WHO, and supporting Global Fund programs as Senior Global Health Supply Officer.