Dr Ferreira-Borges is the Programme Manager for Alcohol, Illicit Drugs and Prison Health at WHO/Europe, and is based at the NCD Office, in Moscow. She holds a master’s degree in public health and a PhD in International Health. From 2006 to 2014 she worked at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, where she provided support for country implementation of evidence-based, comprehensive national mental health policies, and until joining the WHO European Office for NCDs in December 2017, she worked as an international public health consultant providing strategic consultancy on public health issues around the world.