Joana de Almeida
Head of Healthcare, Abu Dhabi & Kuwait
Portuguese Business Council, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
PharmD | Advisor | Healthcare | Strategy | VBH & Digital Health | Gov & Corp Affairs | Middle East
My organisation
Portuguese Business Council, Abu Dhabi
Portuguese Business Council, Abu Dhabi
Consultant
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
About me
Joana is a seasoned policy and advocacy expert deeply passionate about driving transformative change in healthcare. Her unwavering dedication is focused on advancing value-based healthcare, digital health solutions, and longevity strategies.
Throughout her 15-year career in highly competitive industries, Joana has cultivated extensive expertise in market access. This encompasses regulatory affairs, HTA, research ethics, medical affairs, corporate affairs, and commercial launch planning. Notably, her work in cardiovascular and diabetes business units has provided invaluable insights into combating the obesity pandemic and its impacts on human longevity and QoL. Joana has actively engaged policymakers, championed public health initiatives, and collaborated with the pharmaceutical industry to address this critical challenge.
Joana's commitment to continuous learning and strategic leadership is reflected in her academic background. A PharmD graduate from the University of Lisbon, she holds post-graduate degrees in Political Science & International Relations; Health Products & Pharmaceutical Regulation; and Pharmacy & Drugs ‘Law & Ethics. Currently, Joana is a PhD candidate in digital health public policy making, ensuring she stays at the forefront of policy development and implementation in these crucial areas.
Skills
- Corporate Affairs
- Governmental affairs
- market access
Interests
- Value Based Healthcare
- AI in healthcare
- precision medicine