To be confirmed - First woman to head the Ministry of Health. The minister was also the first woman to preside over the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), between 2017 and 2022. Nísia has a PhD in Sociology (1997), a master's degree in Political Science (1989) , from the University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro (Iuperj - now Iesp) and graduated in Social Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj, 1980).