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María José Alfaro

Contributor to the Health Observatory


Themes

Legislation and Health

Focus areas

Infectious Diseases and One Health Public Policies

Sociologist with a master’s degree in public policy, with research experience in mental health, epidemiology, and the evaluation of health services and policies.

Her work has focused on the analysis of clinical and administrative data to study gaps in access and inequalities in health care, particularly among people with severe mental disorders. She has also participated in research projects on neuroimaging and health economic evaluation.

Her main areas of interest include mental health, health inequities, and health technology assessment.

Related

Publications

(Español) Cápsula: Concientización y la detección temprana Cáncer de Mama

By (Español) Observatorio de Salud UDP

Health Status

Infographics/visualizations

(Español) Nuevo tablero OPS con cobertura subnacional de inmunización: DTP3 en Chile 2025 buena a nivel nacional con brechas en algunas comunas

By (Español) Organización Panamericana de la Salud

(Español) 2026

Health Care Systems

Other collaborators

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Dra. Ximena Aguilera

Directora Observatorio de Salud

(Español) Rafael Vidal Ortiz

(Español) Psicólogo clínico y funcionario de la Subsecretaría de Salud Pública

(Español) Dina Contreras

(Español) Académica Escuela Kinesiología UDP

Fanny Petermann Rocha

(Español) Académica Escuela de Medicina UDP