The Secretariat
Our People:
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Francesca Belli

Director, Focus Equality

Francesca Belli is the director of Focus Equality, a member of the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership based in Italy since September 2015.

Her work focuses on advocacy for life-saving care for millions of people who are threatened by preventable diseases. In addition, she works on access to treatment, pandemic preparedness, the global response to COVID, securing funding for epidemics such as tuberculosis (TB), access to immunization for the most vulnerable populations, and the fight against malnutrition.

From 2008 to 2015, Francesca worked as an international advocacy manager at AIDES, the leading HIV/AIDS NGO in Europe.

Francesca studied international relations and politics at the University of Bologna and the political science institute in Toulouse before completing a Master’s degree in political and social communication at the Sorbonne University in Paris. She started her career at Italian and European institutions, then worked for the international public relations network Euro RSCG worldwide.