Dr. Esperança Sevene graduated in Medicine and Surgery from Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) in 1993, earned a Master's in Pharmacoepidemiology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2000, and a PhD in Medicine from the University of Barcelona in 2009.
She has focused on the safe use of medicines and vaccines and has helped implement the National Pharmacovigilance System in Mozambique and other African countries, in collaboration with the World Health Organization. She contributed to the creation of the National Bioethics Committee for Health in 2002.
Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, serving as Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Biosciences and Public Health and as a researcher in the clinical pharmacology unit at UEM. She serves on national committees, including the National Bioethics Committee for Health, the Malaria Technical Advisory Committee, and the National Pharmacovigilance Commission, where she serves as President.
She is also a member of international committees, including the Strategic Health Group of the Africa-Europe Foundation, the Maternal Immunization Working Group, and the WHO Working Subcommittee (SAGE/MPAG) on Malaria Vaccines. She is the author or co-author of more than 160 scientific publications in Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health.