Team
Ana Sofia Zea
Advisor (Director, ISP/PUJ)
She is the Director of the Instituto de Salud Pública of the Facultad de Medicina of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE). Torres holds a degree in Sociology from PUCE and a Masters in Gender Studies from El Colegio de México. Her work in the health sector has been approached through the lens of the social determinants of health. Between 2013 and 2015, she led the Departamento de Promoción de Salud y Equidad at the Ministerio de Salud Pública de Ecuador.
Her research has mainly focused on health systems and services, social capital and health, health inequalities (including territorial, intercultural and gender aspects) and public health policy.
Articles and news
Los efectos del cambio climático en la salud pública: un desafío bajo la lupa de investigadores javerianos
Un fenómeno natural cambió la historia de las islas San Andrés y Providencia, pues el paso de Huracán Iota en noviembre de 2020 arrasó con casi el 80% de su infraestructura, dejando a su paso...
CLIMAS HUB interview on the Bitácora program.
We were featured on the Bitácora program on the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana radio station, where we held a discussion where we expanded on the objective, thematic lines, and scope of the CLIMAS...
Gender Inequities in the Impact of Climate Change on Health: A Scoping Review
In the 21st century, climate change has emerged as a critical global public health challenge. Women experience the most severe impacts of climate change, intensifying pre-existing gender inequalities.