Who is Pregliasco, the virologist who has said he is ready to stand for the political elections with the PD
Renowned Italian virologist, hygienist and populariser of science, well known to the general public for his intense media presence during the Covid pandemic
Key points
To run for political office? 'If they asked me to, I wouldn't mind, maybe with the PD, but I don't think they will ask me, who knows. I would move to Rome, there is a good climate and good food, and as content I would like to carry on the solidarity activities of the Third Sector'. A guest on Rai Radio1, at Un Giorno da Pecora, the virologist and Health Director Irccs Ospedale Galeazzi in Milan Fabrizio Pregliasco admitted that he does not rule out a priori an experience in politics.
Recently, with reference to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), he clarified: 'it is a signal that the world cannot afford to ignore. We are not facing a global pandemic scenario like Covid, because Ebola has very different and less efficient modes of transmission, but the risk of African regional expansion is concrete and serious and it is irresponsible to underestimate the problem for Europe and Italia'.
Virologist known to the general public during Covid
Pregliasco is a well-known Italian virologist, hygienist and science popularizer, well known to the general public for his intense media presence during the Covid pandemic. Born in Milan on 11 November 1959, he is Medical Director of the IRCCS Galeazzi Hospital - Sant'Ambrogio, as well as Associate Professor of General and Applied Hygiene at the Virology section of the Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health at the University of Milan. He is also a Councillor of the National Economic and Labour Council (Cnel) and Member of the National Council of the Third Sector at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies in Rome.
The medical and surgical degree
His training began in 1986 with a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan, followed by a first specialisation in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine with a Public Health orientation (1990) and a second in Toxicology (1994) at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Milan.
In 1987, he began his career at the Fondazione Istituto Sacra Famiglia ONLUS in Cesano Boscone, in the province of Milan: after an initial collaboration as Medical Hygienist Assistant, he became Medical Director in 1995. Thanks to his contribution, the structure recorded an increase in annual turnover in parallel with an increase in the number of human resources. From 2008 to 2015, he then held the position of Scientific Director and Head of the Hygiene-Organisational Service. Since 2013 he has been National President of ANPAS - National Association of Public Assistance and Vice President of SAMI Samaritan International.
