Gabriela Salvador, M.D., MPH, has been promoted to senior vice president of global operations at Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization headquartered in Sta perience to her new role as senior vice president of global operations,” said Americares President and CEO Christine Squires. “She has played a pivotal role in the rapid growth and success of our Latin America and Caribbean programs”¦.”
Salvador, a physician, brings to Americares nearly 25 years of experience working in the public and private health sector, including senior management positions within the global health and development field. She joined Americares in 2018 as director of Latin America and Caribbean programs, during which time Americares provided $134 million in aid to the region last year alone.,
Prior to joining Americares Salvador served as the senior director of health at the Grameen Foundation, building empowering ecosystems. She also served as the chief health and human development officer for Pro Mujer, where she led the operation of 100 health clinics throughout five countries in Latin America. Before joining Pro Mujer, Salvador was in private and public practice as a pediatric ophthalmologist in Mexico and Argentina.
Originally from Salta, Argentina, Salvador studied medicine at the National University of Córdoba and completed a surgical fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and the University of California, Irvine. She also earned a master”™s degree in public health with a focus on health policy and management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Each year, Americares reaches 90 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aid. Americares is the world”™s leading nonprofit provider of donated medicine and medical supplies.
