Role: Programme Co-Chair
Organisation: WHO Euro
David Novillo-Ortiz is currently unit Head and regional advisor at the World Health Organization (WHO), co-ordinating the digital health flagship initiative and the data, metrics and analytics portfolio. Prior to joining WHO/Europe, he served as co-ordinator of the eHealth programme at the Pan American Health Organization from 2010-2018. Furthermore, David served from 2006 to 2010 as a Technical Officer for the Ministry of Health of Spain, where he was appointed Executive Advisor to the Minister.
David obtained his Master’s and PhD in Information Sciences from the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) (Spain). He also received a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Bordeaux (France) and the Public University of Navarre (UPNA) (Spain).