Dr. Luis Felipe Codina, was appointed as the new PAHO/WHO Representative in Guyana effective 2 October 2020. Dr. Codina a national of Peru, obtained both his medical degree (1982) and a diploma for specialization in Pediatrics (1985) from the Escola Paulista de Medicina, Brazil. He has also received a diploma in Health Administration (PROASA) from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (1986), a certificate in Anthropology Studies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1991) and a Master’s degree in Drug Abuse from the University of Barcelona, Spain (2005).
Dr. Codina began his professional career as a pediatrician in the suburbs of Lima, Peru, in 1986. He worked as assistant professor in the department of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia where he also coordinated the Master’s course in Health Administration (PROASA, 1988). From 1990 to 1991, he served as National Director of Maternal and Child Health at the Ministry of Heath of
Peru. In 1992, he joined PAHO as a national consultant at the Representation’s Office in Peru, and from 1993 to mid-1994, he worked as a short term consultant at PAHO’s Headquarters in the Resident Program on International Health in the specific area of maternal and child health.
From mid-1994 to early 1996, Dr. Codina was the Coordinator of a project on Social Spending in Health within the Ministry of Health of Peru. Subsequently, he returned to PAHO as consultant to work in the areas of maternal, child and adolescent health, in Nicaragua (1996-1998). In 1998, he was appointed Advisor for Health Services Organization and Development at the PWR/Haiti, and in 2000 he was reassigned to the post of Advisor in Adolescent Health at the PWR/Venezuela. From 2005 to 2007, he held the position of Advisor in Family and Community Health in Ecuador. He then served in the same capacity in Brazil (2007-2012) and Argentina (2012-2014). He was appointed PAHO/WHO Deputy Representative in Brazil in 2014. From February 2017 to 16 September 2020, he held the position of PAHO/WHO Representative in Haiti.
Dr. Codina, welcome to the PAHO/WHO Guyana CO family. It is our desire that you will enjoy your tenure here in Guyana, with your new family, in providing the continued support of the technical cooperation to the country.
