Biography
Helena Lutescia L Coelho is a Pharmacist, PhD in Pharmacology with Postdoctoral studies from Mario Negri Institute-Milan, Italy and scientific production in Pharmacoepidemiology, mainly about drug use in children. Full Professor of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) up to 2012, she was member of the WHO Expert Committee selecting the first list of essential medicines for children (LEMC 2007). Currently coordinates the research and action group Melhores Medicamentos para Crianças (MeMeCri), an initiative for better drugs for children in Brazil, working voluntarily as a researcher at UFC.
Research Interest
Pharmacy, Pediatrics,Pharmacoepidemiology