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Yves Miel H. Zuñiga, FRSPH, AFCHSM, CHM, CPH (he/him/his; based in Quezon City, Philippines) is one of the co-founders of MentalHealthPH, Inc. – a social advocacy organization in the Philippines that aims to promote and protect mental health through social media and digital technology. To date, his community has over 140,000 followers across its accounts.

He served in the public sector as a Senior Health Program Officer at the Philippine Department of Health – Health Technology Assessment Unit, where he co-led assessments on COVID-19 vaccines and on other public health interventions to inform coverage decisions on national health programs and benefit packages. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health in the UK and an associate fellow at the Australasian College of Health Service Management, where he also earned his title as a Certified Health Manager. He also attained his Certified in Public Health title conferred by the US’s National Board of Public Health Examiners.

His passion for public health advocacy and community mobilization is evidenced by more than five years of policy and advocacy works in mental health both at the local and international level as Deputy Director for Policy and Partnership of MentalHealthPH.