Maria Grazia Dente

Maria Grazia Dente

Rome, Italy
Instituto Superiore di Sanità
Senior Research

Maria Grazia Dente, public health expert and experienced project manager, has specific expertise in the fields of international cooperation, preparedness and surveillance of infectious diseases and control of cross-border health threats, migrant health. She has relevant experience in working with large scientific networks including the multi-institutions and multi-financed project EpiSouth and EpiSouth Plus (27 EU and non-EU country partners) for which she has been the Coordinator since its institution in 2006. EpiSouth is a Mediterranean Network of public Health Institutions/MoH and Laboratories aimed at controlling cross-border health threats in the Mediterranean Basin. In addition, Dr Dente has specific technical knowledge on migrant health due to her participation in several international Projects such as the EC PROMOVAX (Promote vaccination among migrant population), ECDC EURO MoMiH (Monitoring Migrant Health) and a specific know-how on the health policy implications of research outputs.