Vera Schattan Coelho is senior researcher at the Brazilian Centre of Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP), lecturer of Public Policies at the Federal University of ABC, and associate researcher at the Centre for Metropolitan Studies, University of São Paulo (USP). Her main area of interested are community involvement, plural health systems, the governance of public health systems, relations between governance structures and: a) systems' capacity to deliver access, quality and contribute to health inequalities reduction; b) system's resilience during crises. Her books and articles include Spaces for change? with A Cornwall, Mobilizing for Democracy, with B Liers, "Health and Inequalities in Brazil"; Sustaining Progressive Health Policies: Exploring Policy Governance in the Context of Brazil's Health Care System" and "Evaluating the impact of contracting out basic health care services in the state of São Paulo, Brazil", with J Greve.