Paula da Costa e Silva is a Master’s student in Public Health at LMU Munich. She holds a B.Sc. in Health Science from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Her academic work focuses on global health, with particular interests in improving access to healthcare and strengthening health systems.

Within the IS4NCDs project, she conducts her master’s thesis as an ancillary study contributing empirical insights to inform capacity-building efforts in implementation science. She has gained experience in global health through internships with organizations such as the Novartis Foundation and Merck’s Global Health & Health Equity department.