María José is a passionate Ecuadorian activist and health leader. She started her activism at a young age while being a medical student and ever since she has been involved with social- and health-related issues, mainly sexual and reproductive health and rights, climate change and health, HIV/AIDS, migration, noncommunicable diseases, and youth leadership. After practicing medicine for vulnerable populations in the Amazon and working at the main respiratory center for Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic, María José came to find her passion in improving medical education for all.
Secretary GeneralOrganisation pour de Nouvelles Initiatives en Développement et Santé (ONIDS) [Organisation for New Initiatives in Development and Health]
Executive DirectorOrganisation pour de Nouvelles Initiatives en Développement et Santé (ONIDS) [Organisation for New Initiatives in Development and Health]
President of the Senegal branch of ROAJELFRéseau Ouest Africain des Jeunes Femmes Leaders (ROAJELF) [West African Network of Young Women Leaders] Senegal branch
Youth Focal Point for Partenariat de Ouagadougou [Ouagadougou Partnership] / Family Planning FP 2030Partenariat de Ouagadougou [Ouagadougou Partnership] / Family Planning 2030
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