Dr. Valentina Baltag is responsible for Adolescent Health Policies, Planning and Programmes in the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health in WHO Headquarters. She is a convinced advocate of adolescents’ rights to quality health care services and protective social policies. Dr Baltag’s work focuses on supporting Member States to develop and implement policies that address from a life-course perspective the main areas of concern such as SRH, mental health, nutrition, violence etc. in an integrated way. She authored publications on school health services, strengthening primary care, quality of care, and preconception care.