Ms. Silvana Luciani

Silvana Luciani is a public health professional who has led international and national health programs on cancer prevention and control, tobacco control, and nutrition. She joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in 2000, where she is currently Chief at the  Noncommunicable Diseases, Violence and Injury Prevention Unit.   

At PAHO, Ms. Luciani works with Ministries of Health in Latin America and the Caribbean to better understand the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) and to establish evidence-based NCD programs. She has been advocating for and assisting governments to improve policies and services for NCD prevention, screening and early detection, and palliative care, and promoting innovative public health strategies for NCD prevention and control. She has led several multi-sector initiatives with governments and civil society organizations throughout the region that have helped to raise awareness and build capacity for NCDs, and for women’s cancers.

Prior to her international work, Silvana worked with the Canadian federal government, directing national health promotion programs, including leading a task force to create the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control. She has a master’s of health science degree in community health from the University of Toronto.