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Dr. Henrique Barros Joins SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Dr. Henrique Barros has joined the University of Memphis SPH International Public Health Diplomacy Advisory Group, which brings together global health leaders, diplomats and policy experts dedicated to advancing the intersection of public health and international relations.

Dr. Henrique Barros is Full Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Porto since 1999. He launched the Master Programs in Public Health, Epidemiology and Sociology and Health as well as the doctoral program in Public Health at the University of Porto and the doctoral program in Global Public Health (program director), a joint program with University NOVA of Lisbon, financed by the Portuguese Research Foundation (FCT).

Dr. Barros is currently also a member of the Executive Commission of the National Ethical Committee for Clinical Investigation (CEIC), President of the Institute of Public Health, University of Porto in Portugal, President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER). He has developed research in national and international projects, in areas such as clinical and perinatal epidemiology, cardiovascular, infectious and cancer diseases.

Dr. Henrique Barros

Henrique Barros, PhD

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