Francesco Vaia

Francesco Vaia is a Lecturer in Health Economics and Health Organization at the Department of Business Economics of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He concurrently serves as Director General of Health Prevention at Italy's Ministry of Health. A medical graduate from the University of Naples 'Federico II' and a specialist in Health Statistics from Sapienza University of Rome, he has extensive experience leading healthcare institutions such as the National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Lazzaro Spallanzani' IRCCS during the COVID-19 pandemic. His work emphasizes public health protection through multi-stakeholder collaboration involving governmental agencies, international organizations, law enforcement, and judicial bodies.

His professional focus includes healthcare system organization, pandemic response strategies, and health policy development. He has contributed to strengthening Italy's National Health Service (SSN) through innovative organizational frameworks and cross-sectoral partnerships.