Ignacio Monedero Recuero (Nacho) is a physician from Spain with 18 years of experience in programmatic and clinical DR-TB and TB-HIV management for The Union, WHO and other agencies with field experience in more than 35 countries of Africa, Middle East, Latin America and South East Asia. He has delivered more than 90 international clinical/programmatic DR-TB trainings and more than 45 technical assistance missions mainly in DR-TB. He did a Master in Public Health in developing countries (LHSTM, London, 2006) and a PhD in DR-TB management in low- and middle-income countries (UAB, Barcelona, 2013) and is the author of more than 30 peer reviewed publications and collaborator/co-author of WHO, PAHO and Union guidelines. He is an international PMDT expert and clinical advisor for DR-TB outbreaks and difficult to manage cases jointly with member of Drug Safety and Monitoring Board of different clinical trials. Also involved in TB elimination, TPT and management of DR-TB in children and vulnerable populations projects.He is an active member of the EMRO rGLC core group since 2017 and GDI member since 2018, being the vicechair from 2021 to 2023; elected GDI chair in November 2023.
Ignacio Monedero-Recuero, MD, MPH, PhD.
International DR-TB and TB-HIV Senior Independent Consultant.
TB Department. International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). Paris, France