Zilda Arns

Biography

Zilda Arns Neumann was a Brazilian pediatrician, public health physician, and humanitarian worker. She graduated with a degree in medicine from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and specialized in public health, pediatrics, and sanitary administration. Her early career involved managing public healthcare programs in the state of Paraná, where she directed the Maternal and Child Health Division of the State Department of Health and implemented preventive policies to lower infant mortality r…