January 2026
Lilian Corra is a medical doctor, neonatologist, and environmental health expert specializing in chemical pollution reduction to protect health, with a focus on science-to-policy approaches and decision-making tools for sustainable chemical management.
She represents the International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE) (in official relation with WHO), advocating for health-centered environmental policies within UNEP’s chemicals negotiations and different processes. As Senior Advisor to the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), her work focuses on developing and implementing strategies to protect human health from chemical pollution. She also actively participated of the negotiation processes and implementation activities of the Stockholm and Minamata Conventions, SAICM (Strategic Approach for the International Chemical Management), and the GFC (Global Framework on Chemicals), and in UNEP’s Expert Groups (under the Basel Convention and on Issues of Concern) and of WHO’s expert group (as children's environmental health and air pollution). As ISDE international Secretary, co-leads with the government of Uruguay the Area of Supply and Storage of UNEP’s Mercury Partnership.
In 2010, Dr. Corra (as ISDE International Secretary) introduced for the first time Environmental Persistent Pharmaceutical Pollution (EPPP) to SAICM, but it was not until 2015 that it gained recognition as a "New and Emerging Issue", currently included as an “Issue of Concern” under the Global Framework of Chemicals (GFC). She leads multidisciplinary teams in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) applying health-focused methodologies, coordinates postgraduate programs on health and environment in diverse universities (as the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and the University of Geneva in Switzerland) oriented to health and other professionals, policy makers, and environmental consultants.